Bushfire Planning & Design Blog

Overview The tingle forests of the Walpole–Nornalup region represent one of Australia’s most distinctive wet-forest ecosystems. Dominated by red, yellow and Rate’s tingle, these forests are characterised by immense, long-lived trees, deep buttressed trunks and a closed, moist forest structure....

Not all bushfire landscapes behave the same way. In parts of Western Australia’s Margaret River region, what lies beneath the surface can fundamentally change how fires are fought. Large areas of the Leeuwin–Naturaliste Ridge are underlain by limestone karst — a complex system of caves, voids,...

Bushfire Management Activity: Planned Hazard Reduction Burn Context: Coastal township within forested bushfire-prone landscape Planned hazard reduction burning was undertaken in and around the Peaceful Bay township as part of a coordinated bushfire risk management program for the area. The...

Designing for the fireground, not just the approval Bushfire resilience is not achieved at the planning desk alone — it is proven on the fireground. This Essential Services Guide demonstrates how a rural business in Denmark, Western Australia has embedded fire-fighting intelligence directly...