Eucalyptus trees are fire adapted and fire promoting; it is their long-term strategy for beating the competition. Eucalyptus oil is highly volatile and can form devastating fireballs.
There are thousands of eucalypts within...
Poor air quality is expected to be an ongoing issue for the ACT as long as bushfires continue in the region, with Canberra’s topography also contributing to the lingering smoke haze.
Professor Janette...
Local businesses are feeling the effects of the NSW bushfires with the smoke haze and related conditions prompting closures, loss of custom and reduced spending.
CEO of the Canberra Business Chamber, Dr...
As out-of-control bushfires burn to the city’s east and west, the air quality in the nation’s capital has been among the worst of any major city in the world. In the shopping...
As Australians continue to assess the damage from bushfires across the country, attention has now turned to the ongoing debate about climate change and future climate extremes.
Climate scientist and ACT 2019...
Bushfire relief
Red Cross: The Red Cross is supporting the bushfire relief and the communities throughout Australia affected by fires. You can donate to the Red Cross disaster appeal at redcross.org.au
Vinnies: Vinnies is...
Kyrgios pledges support
Canberra tennis star Nick Kyrgios has shown his support for those affected by the bushfires by pledging $200 per ace that he hits across all the events he plays this...
The generosity of Canberrans is always evident in the wake of disasters and tragedies, and the bushfire crisis proving to be no different, with many helping out those fire ravaged communites.
Canberrans...
A State of Alert was declared for the ACT on Thursday 2 January as the bushfires burn, with ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr acknowledging it was still in place on Monday 6...
The NSW South Coast has been devastated by the bushfire crisis over the summer, and despite a reprieve earlier in the week with light rain, conditions are expected to again deteriorate by...
