Hi, Just to let you know that to be able to write to the email address drcbg@yahoogroups.com you must be a member of the DRCBG. Once you have joined as a...
Please check out the website : www.ewn.com.au You can register to receive free SMS or phone alerts when a fire or extreme weather is in our area. They also do...
I have seen your article in the local paper and have taken the survey and hope that it is used well. One of the things that I have taken from the recent fire...
We all hope that many rational presentations are made to the Royal Commission - because calls for ever more 'fuel reduction burns' and bulldozing huge...
Invitation to Attend The Dandenong Ranges Community Bushfire Group Co sponsored by Cr Noel Cliff; James Merlino MP and Jason Wood MHR Would like to invite you...
Many thanks to Chris-IS for putting a link on your website to my evolving FIRE BUNKERS document, which now has OVER 50 PAGES of info, diagrams and links. It...
Now this festival a great thing to support in any way you can, just wanted to give you all the information so that if you want to, you can! In my opinion,...
A huge thank you to everyone who helped to get surveys filled out at markets, supermarkets, festivals, via email, online survey links, mail drops etc. It has...
Awesome work Kylie and commitee! Would love to join forces! 9755 2313 0425 710 840 ________________________________ Hi Mel, Â Thanks for your email and the...
It's worth it! (The Planet) Mel Gajdek Dear Fellow World Inhabitor, Â The next few minutes of your day could help make Australia's climate change targets...
I applaud the idea that we need a meeting to find solutions, but is 3 hours on a Sunday enough? It seems chicken feed compared the the magnitude of the...
HI, Listening to the radio today there was a lawyer (OK maybe he is one of "them") who tried to explain the restrictions being put in place by the Royal...
Hi, The DRCBG did apply for leave to appear at the RC but this was not granted, I have posted our application in Files. Our lawyers advised that they do not...
I agree - I did say that my article was an emotional response, but my very strong feeling is that solutions are not a priority with the Royal Commission. If we...
Dear DRCBG, Â As we are aware, the media can say whatever they want, whether it was or was not communicated. I would like to clarify a few points regarding...
Dear Interested Residents, The results for the community survey is attached, with a breakdown of what issues are included in each topic. We will be posting on...
Thanks Mel/Jo for the survey results - it is timely to recall that the Ash Wednesday fires 26 years ago had as a major issue - communication - a persistant...
Please go to www.sosnews.org/bushfires/?p=45 interview with David Packham, leading bushfire expert with Tracy Grimshaw, "ACA" after "Black Saturday". If anyone...
Hi DRCBG members, My name is Reinier and I live in Belgrave Heights. Our property backs on to Birds Land which was mostly burnt out in the recent Upwey fire....
As many of you would be aware, bushfire recovery and finding a way forward is not only about people. It is also about the natural environment and the animals...
Hi All Just thought I would share this idea that came from an article on swine flu but is appropriate to us. It is so simple. "Ill-informed preparedness is...
Here is your last reminder to please be an advocate for Bushfire safety in the Dandenong Ranges! Next fire season starts in 7 months!  Solution Seeking ...
thanks for the quote christine............but i disagree with your interpretation of this quote and feel there is plenty of information out there for each of...
Well Gayle, I can only tell you my experience as someone who arrived in the Dandenongs this year. I am living in an unsafe rental house, in a valley that does...
Hi Christine, Â I am not sure if you are aware of it, but there is a government compensation scheme for those that evacuated. If you are intrested, I'll get...
Yes, I claimed the money. The only safe way to stay in the hills is with access to a fire refuges and fire bunkers They will not be made available to rental...
hi christine.....while you raise some important points, i'm not sure that this email group has been set up as a discussion group and feel that we may be...
Oh, what a pity! Guess I’m gagged. I bow to your superior status! Don’t think much truth will get told at a public meeting with so many people, so little...
Here is your last reminder to please be an advocate for Bushfire safety in the Dandenong Ranges! Next fire season starts in 7 months!  Solution Seeking ...
Just confirming that the website is dedicated as a forum for bushfire related concerns. You may agree with message content or dissagree but if we are to move...
