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CFA Scanner Channels

admin — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:04:43 +0000

Here is the documentation of the current Channels used in our region.CFG_RadioChannels_2009.10

Feedback: Dr Kevin Tolhurst’s Presentation on 6th August

admin — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 19:48:22 +0000

From Jan & Peter to Warrandyte Community Association, Warrandyte Community Church and Warrandyte Chat:

Thank you for helping to facilitate this meeting tonight.

This is the first time that my partner and I have attended any Warrandyte Community Meetings and we were grateful for the opportunity.

I personally would have been happy to make a Gold Coin donation for such an event for the wear and tear on the Church premises. Maybe next time.

I think that so many of us attended the meeting looking for a solution to our own personal issues with the fires, and there are none that any one person can give, except the divine providence itself. I believe the answers lie with ourlselves. That is, help yourselves, find out what is necessary and do the best that you can to preserve life and property, and if you cannot, then get out! (In plenty of time!).

We have been a spoon fed population for far too long, and it is time we got a grip and took up things for ourselves instead of looking to others (government etc to do things for us.) We have become far too soft as a nation.

It was very sobering to hear Dr Tolhurst say that if he was in Warrandyte when the fires broke out in Kilmore, then he would have left then, presuming that he did not have a fully defendable property, and a bunker to go to if it got too “hot”.

I will take his advice, and if a fire is within 20ks [of Warrandyte], I am gone!
(if we do not have a bunker that is).

Dr Kevin Tolhurst speaking in Warrandyte 6 August 2009

admin — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 02:36:24 +0000

The Warrandyte Community Association have arranged for Dr Kevin Tolhust to speak in Warrandyte on 6 August 2009

Tolhurst forum flyer2

Submission to the 2009 Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission

admin — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 21:16:09 +0000

I have just received the link to the Warrandyte Community Association and the Submission to the 2009 Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission.

It makes very interesting reading and raises the issues we have been talking about as a group.

We should acknowledge the tremendous amount of effort put in by Bruce Davidson and the team.

I am sure you will have your own comments and opinions on the content. Please use this site to to share them withthe rest of our community.

Scanners – how useful and which one?

admin — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 04:10:36 +0000

I have heard many people talking about using scanners and CB radio for keeping in touch on their block. You can see from the following link that Dick Smiths prices range from $199 to $999

Dick Smith – Talk to the Techxperts – Search Results for Uniden Uhf Cb.

Does anyone have actual experience of using these?

Scanners in our plans

admin — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 03:59:34 +0000

Contribution from Anne Warren:
I am part of your fireguard gp and also Stuart’s KG Rd group. There are a couple of things that work with Stuart’s group.

We sent out a list of people in the group, who planned to stay in the event of a fire, and who planned to go. It listed who had scanners, and their numbers. On a fire ban day we contacted our neighbours either side to say if we would be home or not. In the event of a fire those with scanners were to alert designated other people.