Containing the largest coastal wilderness area in Victoria, but massively scarred by a 700 hectare fire in 2005 due to a prescribed burn that escaped (again).
Now again, just four years hence, the Prom is suffering a massive blaze out to 11,000 hectares, having burned from coast to coast across the more remote northern section of the Promontory.
No lives, no homes so no priority!
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CFA's Prom neglect reveals a defacto urban fire brigade mandate
Comment republished as "Nearly half of Wilsons Promontory burnt due to CFA neglect" - JS.
Wilsons Prom deserves more than DSE or the CFA
Well said, Tigerquoll. Please keep writing about this. It is a hard subject - the autistic disregard for the natural world by our increasingly vulnerable population. DSE shows contempt for our wildlife. We need another department that cares about them.
Sheila Newman, population sociologist
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