Happy New Year!!!! May 2010 bring Joy, Peace, Health, Prosperity and Rain to you all. We hope you have spent the day doing something enjoyable and are...
Another example of DSE mismanagement? I had always thought that I wouldn't bother with the bushfire information line - based on previous years' experience it...
What do you expect from a government run service? Do you still believe that the government is here to protect you? – They are here to protect themselves,...
Police have arrested a man on suspicion of trying to light a bushfire in the Dandenong Ranges this morning. Investigators allege the 26-year-old St Kilda man...
There were lots of police around Belgrave today, and the police helicopter was circling for quite a while. May be connected! Janine To: drcbg@yahoogroups.com ...
Good morning! Â Just a reminder that today we will be meeting at the Mt Dandenong Hotel at 1pm to discuss the use of sirens for warning of residents. All are...
Does anybody have any info on this fire that occured about 2 pm? today. I believe it may have been fairly close to the old look-out picnic ground and am...
When I first heard about the threat to my immediate neighbourhood from the Tremont (One Tree Hill) fire I was some miles away and listening to 774's...
regarding archie's questions I can report that the Tremont fire was lit by an arsonist and the power line came down near the top of Braeside Av don't know the...
Very good, last updated 2010-01-12 13.34 AEDT when I checked at 14.21 AEDT _____ From: drcbg@yahoogroups.com [mailto:drcbg@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Mel ...
Hi Everyone, Just a few items of business and dates for your calendar for you all to consider: 1) Next General Committee Meeting next Wednesday 20th January...
http://www.starnewsgroup.com.au/story/84097 FYI. Jo Hirst Dandenong Ranges Community Bushfire Group (DRCBG) Inc President Phone (03) 9755 2272 Mobile: 0427 494...
What's all the fuss about neighbourhood safer places - we can find the answer in a library or a museum or even at the swimming pool? From a piece in The Age...
Dig a bit deeper In response to an opinion letter 13/1/10, I would like to respond as the DRCBG secretery to Annita Maclaine by saying that I am a...
Mel - before you go shooting off any letters to newspapers in response to Ms Maclaine's letter - pause for a moment and consider this: The Royal Commission...
Dear DRCBG et al... Went for a quick drive to Gembrook today to see the newly signposted 'Bushfire Neighbourhood Safer Place'- A Place of Last Resort, at the...
Hi, Naomi, Those statements are all valid, aren't they? People are vulnerable if they harbour illusions about the reality of their options. Such signs may be...
Where is the evidence to support this comment: "so many residents are still unclear about the limited capacity of Places of Last Resort to offer any...
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Hi All, Please find attached the meeting agenda for the general committee meeting on: Wed 20th January 2009 @ Mt Dandenong Hotel, 7pm start Previous meeting...
Hi All, Due to the need for financial members to continue DRCBG's work in the community, Â we encourage people to attend but they will need to become paid...
Hi, Archie, I am happy to defend my statements. I was saying let us distinguish between needs which communities can satisfy through technical expertise (such...
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Elaine - thanks for the your reply - I feel sure that most readers here would be inclined to agree with you on the ussue of surviving through understanding - ...
