Proudly presented by

Kinglake Action Network & Development Organisation (KANDO)

and Permaculture Kinglake Ranges

DATE:              Sunday 8th November VENUE:            Kinglake Temporary Village Hall, [...]]]>

A F T E R   T H E   F I R E S

Re-Designing and Re-Building Resilient Communities

Proudly presented by

Kinglake Action Network & Development Organisation (KANDO)

and Permaculture Kinglake Ranges

DATE:              Sunday 8^th November

VENUE:            Kinglake Temporary Village Hall, Heidelberg-Kinglake Road, Kinglake

TIME:               10am – 5pm

COST:              Voluntary donation to cover speaker costs and future Forums on bushfire resilient communities.

10am – 12pm Designing for resilience

• Phil Gall is an architect, landscape architect and permaculture designer.

12-1.15pm Lunch

1.15pm – 2.45pm Field Trip

• Dr Kevin Tolhurst will look at the local factors contributing to the intensity of Black Saturday bushfires and vegetation recovery.

3.15pm – 4.15pm Reducing the risk of bushfire

• Dr. Kevin Tolhurst is Senior Lecturer in Fire Ecology and Management at the University of Melbourne and adviser to CFA & DSE officers.

1) The Kevin Tolhurst presentation from the WCA Meeting in July is now available to view at: http://www.warrandytechat.com/dr-tolhurst-videos/ After logging in you can either download the video in parts from the site or order the DVD at a nominal charge of $5 to cover costs. The whole video lasts about 2 [...]]]> Dear Warrandyte Resident,

1) The Kevin Tolhurst presentation from the WCA Meeting in July is now available to view at: http://www.warrandytechat.com/dr-tolhurst-videos/ After logging in you can either download the video in parts from the site or order the DVD at a nominal charge of $5 to cover costs. The whole video lasts about 2 hours and also includes previous presentations by Professor David Karoly and Dr Tolhurst of the University of Melbourne from April 09.

2) The WCA participated in a Township Protection Plan (TPP) meeting with representatives from Nillumbik Shire, Manningham City Council, the CFA, Victoria Police, and VicRoads. The Warrandyte & North Warrandyte TPP is currently being developed and follow-up meetings are planned to review the final draft and to publicize the TPP when completed.

3) The Warrandyte Community Association Annual General Meeting will be held at 7.30pm on Thursday 8th October at the Warrandyte Community Centre in Yarra Street. It will be followed at 8.00pm by a public forum with our State Members of Parliament.

Regards,

Bruce Davidson

Secretary

Warrandyte Community Association

www.warrandyte.org.au

If you go to http://www.warrandytechat.com/dr-tolhurst-videos/ you will find that after you have logged in you can either download the video in parts from the site [...]]]> Dear Fireguard Members,
Just to let you know that the video of the talk given by Dr Tolhurst at Warrandyte Community Church on 6th August is now available.

If you go to http://www.warrandytechat.com/dr-tolhurst-videos/ you will find that after you have logged in you can either download the video in parts from the site or you can order a DVD from me at a nominal charge of $5 to cover costs. The whole video lasts 2 hours and I am just about to add 2 more videos of 15 minutes each with presentations by Professor David Karoly and Dr Tolhurst of The University of Melbourne from April 09.

Also from this page on the site you will be able to download the Prediction models used by Dr Tolhurst.

Please pass this on to your friends/family that might be interested