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Want to come give the fire affected areas a helping hand?

Hi Friends,

You are invited to come help assist the Kinglake Rangers and Friends of Warrandyte State Park to create a link between the severely fire affected Kinglake National Park and the unburnt Warrandyte-Kinglake Nature Conservation Reserve by constructing a corridor of continuous vegetation which will allow animals to re-inhabit Kinglake National Park. Ninety-eight percent [...]

Apology – Missed Event – But the book is worth it!

I am very embarrassed to let you know that I missed letting you know about an important event! My apologies go to Danielle and you all.

An admin error put the email in folder and I have only just discovered it.

Dear Mick,

Came across your social blog Warrandyte Chat this morning while [...]

Bushfire Royal Commission Community Consultation in Warrandyte Monday August 9th

Dear Warrandyte Community member,

Following  the observation by the WCA that Warrandyte was not included in the Bushfire Royal Commission Community Consultation list published last week, the Member for Yan Yean, Danielle Green has arranged for a public meeting in Warrandyte next Monday and asked that we publicise the meeting:

Bushfire Royal Commission Community [...]

Making a difference, one latte at a time

Sometimes it is difficult to know how to make a difference. From the cars we drive to the food we eat and the fabrics we wear, each choice has a wide range of variation in how it impacts the environment, and keeping tabs of this can be exhausting.

I decided to do [...]

Fund raiser for the North Warrandyte CFA Brigade

A fund raiser for the North Warrandyte CFA Brigadeorganised by the Bradleys Lane Community Fireguard Group under the Open Garden Scheme

Will be held at 98 Bradleys Lane, North Warrandyte on 13th and 14th March. Entry $6.

Great variety of plants for sale – Morning and Afternoon Teas and Live music – all in [...]

Bushfire Planning Workshops from the CFA

Hi All, I hope that you all had a safe Christmas & New Year and I wish you all the best for 2010. We have had a few hot days and I trust that your “Fire Plans” have been activated accordingly. While we are currently experiencing some cooler weather it is warming up again [...]

Confused? - I was!

Hi All,

The past few days have brought a flurry of queries regarding the Fire Districts. There are two districts relevant to bushfire which have different boundaries.

Total Fire Ban District – for legislation governing lighting of fires & use of equipment to prevent ignitions of fire.

Yarra Area / Region 13 is [...]

Help from 'Muddy' Owners required! The Blue Banded Bee

From Linda Rogan of FOWSP (Friends of Warrandyte State Park):

Hi Mick, Hope all is going well out your way.  The cool change has certainly been welcomed.

I would like to utilize Warrandyte Chat to let people beyond FOWSP know about a Blue Banded Bee project we are starting at the nursery.  We are [...]

News from the CFA

Hi to all FireGuard members.

Hope you all had a good Christmas & New Year.

As you will be aware we are heading into a few hot days, keep aware of the Fire Danger Ratings and particularly local conditions over the weekend & into early next week. I urge everyone to make sure their [...]

Beware 'Bogus' Tree Loppers/Arborists

Playing on peoples fears, there are a number of labourers touring the area canvassing for work lopping and felling trees.

One group claims to be “approved by the CFA”.  One of residents checked this with the CFA who confirmed that they would never “approve” any such business.

Another, group duped one of our residents [...]