To: The Hon. Greg Hunt, Federal Minister for the Environment Greg.Hunt.MP@aph.gov.au
The Hon Will Hodgman, Premier of Tasmania will.hodgman@parliament.tas.gov.au
I note that areas in excess of 95,000 hectares have been burnt recently by out of control bushfires in Tasmania. Many of these areas have very significant native vegetation and animals that have been destroyed.
I have previously visited and bushwalked in the Tarkine wilderness, the Central Plateau, The Overland Track, the South Coast and South West Cape tracks and the Denison and King William Ranges regions.
Could you please initiate an enquiry to determine:
1. Whether the Tasmanian Fire Service has sufficient resources to control bushfires in remote areas in a timely fashion in order to limit their spread.
2. Whether the federal government needs to provide resources to enhance air support, training, and resources for remote area fire fighters.
3. Whether current resourcing and fire management practices are sufficient to deal with conditions expected from the extended fire seasons that are now anticipated under climate-change scenarios
4. What restoration programs will be required after the 2016 fires, and what resources will be needed to ensure the best possible restoration of fire affected vegetation, especially high altitude mountain environments and cool-temperate rainforests.
Yours faithfully,
Peter Campbell
Links
The Hon Will Hodgman, Premier of Tasmania will.hodgman@parliament.tas.gov.au
I note that areas in excess of 95,000 hectares have been burnt recently by out of control bushfires in Tasmania. Many of these areas have very significant native vegetation and animals that have been destroyed.
 |
| Hectares of burnt cushion plant. Photo: Rob Blakers |
Could you please initiate an enquiry to determine:
1. Whether the Tasmanian Fire Service has sufficient resources to control bushfires in remote areas in a timely fashion in order to limit their spread.
2. Whether the federal government needs to provide resources to enhance air support, training, and resources for remote area fire fighters.
3. Whether current resourcing and fire management practices are sufficient to deal with conditions expected from the extended fire seasons that are now anticipated under climate-change scenarios
4. What restoration programs will be required after the 2016 fires, and what resources will be needed to ensure the best possible restoration of fire affected vegetation, especially high altitude mountain environments and cool-temperate rainforests.
Yours faithfully,
Peter Campbell
Links
- ‘Like losing the thylacine’: Fire burns Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area, Sydney Morning Herald
- Tasmanian bushfires: Damage to Wilderness World Heritage Area to be assessed by specialists - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
- Talking Point: Wilderness fires ignite need for better protection, The Mercury
No comments:
Post a Comment