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1/Thinking of #trees #peat #carbon and #nature and #fires. When are Victorians (without hysterics @theage ) to be made fully aware of the State #auslaws over fines in State Parks for picking up a rock, walking off track and so on. @DanielAndrewsMP/2
2/As it is now there are hundreds of shooting licensed people walking off track. Hundreds of thousands of feral deer, xrabbits,x pigs (latter two a food, anti #poverty source that cannot be culled by shooters) already damaging #native wildlife.Protecting #Indigenous locations/3
3/ @DanielAndrewsMP is key but to lock up (by fines) large areas is #segregation and discrimination. To lock up but then ok if you pay — is a cynical misuse of power. It would be good to hear from #Indigenous Victoria as we already know the value of the birthing trees was/4
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1/And before I get criticised for commenting on federal issues as a local government representative I have had numerous aproaches and conversations with people who are appalled at the inaction from the PM and the govt at the risk our communities are facing this fire season
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Northeast Victoria is equally rated with California as the two highest firerisk places on the planet. We are reliant on volunteers and community support to deal with what is potential catastrophe in our area. The briefings from #cfa and #dewlp are chilling.
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Once fires ignite - and the likelihood is almost certain - they will only be extinguished by rain - and there is none forecast before April which is as far as the forecasts go. The risk conditions on the ground are already at levels of #ashwednesday and #blacksaturday
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