Well, it’s a bit warm in Old Sydney Town right now 🥵 🔥

Stay hydrated people. Keep out of the sun. Wear sunscreen & a wide brimmed hat.

#Heatwave #ExtremeWeather #BushfireSeason

Firefighters warn millions of Australians of 'catastrophic' bushfire dangers

Firefighters warned millions of Australians of "catastrophic" bushfire dangers on Thursday as they battled multiple blazes stoked by a heatwave blanketing the country. Temperatures are forecast to soar past 40C in parts of southeast Australia, fueling some of the most dangerous bushfire conditions since the "Black Summer" blazes of 2019-2020.…

Japan Today

WA’s wettest towns have had no local drinking water for 15 years

The state government has trucked water to two of Western Australia’s wettest towns day in, day out for…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #AU #Australia #bushfireseason #drinkingwater #Northcliffe #potablewater #Quinninup #rainfall #southwestwa #wanews #Water #watercarting #WaterCorp #watermanagement
https://www.newsbeep.com/310318/

Hotter than average summer forecast as fire authorities warn of ‘highly flammable’ conditions

Fire authorities are warning some parts of Australia are likely to rapidly transition into a “highly flammable” state…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #AU #australasianfireauthoritiescouncil #Australia #BureauOfMeteorology #bushfireseason #firedanger
https://www.newsbeep.com/275147/

When it comes to #firehazard #reduction, could this method actually be the #GOAT?

#Goats are low-maintenance #weedclearers, #meadowmowers & #bushbashers – & they might just be the secret weapon to future #bushfireseason #preparedness.

#auspol

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/oct/25/fire-hazard-reduction-goat-grazing

When it comes to fire hazard reduction, could this method actually be the GOAT?

Goats are low-maintenance weed clearers, meadow mowers and bush bashers – and they might just be the secret weapon to future bushfire season preparedness

The Guardian

This is going to be a bad fire season - we can see that as clear as the noses on the alpaca's faces. So the setup has been rolled out:

https://tinyurl.com/2asgo89d

#BushFireSeason
#CentralWestVic

Firefighting Equipment (ie we're not here to copulate with spiders you know)

We've been accumulating fire fighting gear now for so many years now. Every major fire that gets near, we reassess the gear, the plans, the ...

An elevated view looking north from our place. In the right-centre of picture, far distant, you can see Gulaga, the mother mountain of the Yuin people.

Tomorrow, we are likely to see our first high fire danger of the season, with temperatures over 30C and northerly winds.

#bushlife #BushfireSeason #BegaValley

Walk out the door the morning to the smell of smoke and a haze in the distance. Bushfire season is here
#bushfire #BushfireSeason #Australia

Bushfire in Bibra Lake, including Adventure World.
Thank goodness we're back at school and it's a weekday so there won't be that many people at the theme park #Perth #BushfireSeason #WesternAustralia

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-20/bibra-lake-emergency-bushfire-threatens-homes/103491386

Theme park guests urged to 'shelter in place' as emergency bushfire breaks out during Perth heatwave

People in Perth's major theme park are being advised to shelter in place as a bushfire burns near homes in the city's south. 

ABC News