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September 3, 2012

Originally posted on Godfrey's Blog of Claims:
Without a strategy, you become part of [...more]

Death on the Firelines | Via: OnEarth Magazine #fire

September 3, 2012

Firefighters attend the funeral of Anne Veseth, the 12th person killed while fighting wildfires around the country this year. Michael Kodas More from OnEarth Today OnEarth: [...more]

QLD Rural volunteers set to lose paid positions under cost-cutting | The Courier-Mail

September 3, 2012

Source: Quest Newspapers THE Newman Government is targeting the handful of paid staff who look after the state’s 35,000 rural fire volunteers for job cuts. [...more]

Anger flares on fire front line in #NSWpol

September 1, 2012

Hot under the collar … the RFS is inviting 120 fire fighters to apply for voluntary redundancy. Photo: Nick Moir For 50 of his 71 years, Brian McKinlay has been [...more]

NSW firefighters update @FBEU via: #FBEU for #Ausunions

September 1, 2012

SITREP 34/2012 August 31, 2012 Special General Meeting Friday 7 September 2012 Special General Meeting – Friday 7 September 2012 The Union’s [...more]