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Floods, drought, bushfires and pandemics – who helps the helpers?

Regional manager of the national charity GIVIT, Caroline Odgers, is on her way to the NSW village of Braidwood, fresh from a week off work, her first since she became involved in...

Research to assist koala recovery after fire

Koalas have been thrust into the spotlight recently following the devastation of the Black Summer bushfires and reports they may become extinct in NSW by 2050.

BlazeAid Braidwood rebuilds fences and community

Dennis and Carol McGrath travelled around Queensland in their caravan for five months after Dennis retired from the plumbing industry in the middle of 2019, before they returned to Canberra through thick...

ANU seeks authors for kids’ bushfire health resource

The Australian National University (ANU) is calling for parents, carers and teachers to share their experiences of the ‘black summer’ bushfires to help produce a children’s book about bushfire smoke and health...

How fashion stitched together a community

Saloon Design House, on Braidwood’s main street, has become a part of the fabric of the country town’s community. Owned by Jane Magnus and Dena Pharaoh, Saloon is now an icon of Wallace...

ACT 2020 bushfire review calling for change

Future commitment to volunteer firefighters, protection of whole farmland, and bans on residential development in high risk bushfire zones were some suggestions put forward yesterday at the review of the 2019-20 ACT bushfire season.

More of Namadgi National Park reopened to public

Parts of Namadgi National Park are now welcoming visitors once again, following the devastating Orroral Valley bushfires which burnt more than 80% of the area.

Insurance reforms needed ahead of next summer’s bushfire season

Home insurance affordability is a key concern ahead of the next bushfire season, a Senate Finance Committee has heard.

ABC cuts could be a key issue in Eden-Monaro by-election

A snapshot of the Eden-Monaro electorate by independent activist group GetUp has found many voters in the upcoming by-election believe the ABC is critical to the community.

New deal to make ACT firefighters the best trained in Australia

Canberra will receive an additional 99 firefighters over the next four years to meet the needs of the growing city.

ABC Canberra to cut 4 jobs, 7.45am radio news bulletin

ABC Canberra will lose four staff and cut the 7.45am radio news bulletin, as the national public broadcaster adjusts resources to meet federal budget cuts.

Canberra home to new world ranked supercomputer

Australia’s newest supercomputer Gadi, stationed in Canberra, has ranked number 25 in the global TOP500 overnight.

Excess ACT solar generation up despite hazy summer

Despite bushfires and smokey conditions over summer Evoenergy has reported an ACT increase in excess solar generation exported back to the electricity grid.

Environmental impacts on deaths under-reported

The number of deaths attributed to excessive natural heat in Australia is at least 50 times more than those recorded on death certificates, according to experts from the Australian National University (A.

‘Major overhaul’ of fire land management needed: ANU

“A major overhaul” of fire land management is needed, according to the co-author of a study which has found that bushfires in Victoria have increased in size and frequency in the past two decades.

26 new jobs to help ACT bushfire recovery

26 newly employed Canberrans will aid bushfire recovery with the ACT Parks and Conservation Service with the ACT Government’s Jobs for Canberrans fund.

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