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I am delighted to read about the possibilities which may open up in this arena. Sound practices here are long overdue, with excessive fuel buildup as well as the problems outlined by Mr Carter in the Wildflower Drive area. Parks Victoria has been very reticent about hazard reductions in this area. Read more: Dja Dja Wurrung to take lead in Strathdale, Castlemaine bushland improvement bid They have refused to cut down dead trees near properties adjacent to this park, and proposed extensive fuel reduction burns at inappropriate times AND over inappropriately large areas simultaneously! Hopefully a more rational approach from the inclusion of traditional practices in land and forest management will prove beneficial.
They have refused to cut down dead trees near properties adjacent to this park, and proposed extensive fuel reduction burns at inappropriate times AND over inappropriately large areas simultaneously!
Hopefully a more rational approach from the inclusion of traditional practices in land and forest management will prove beneficial.
Jan Van Der Spek, Strathdale
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