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Bushfire Planning & Design Blog

building in bushfire prone areas, bushfire, planning, resilience

Wayfinding – Learning from the Past

We are surrounded by clues to our past. As we design communities, planners give a nod to people, places or significant events that shape or give rise to that form. Examples might be “The Broadway” for a wide boulevard, “Scribbly Gum Crescent” for an area that was once...
04 Jun 17
By : Lew Short
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bushfire, community, CSIRO, Emergency Management Victoria, EMV, Great Ocean Road, reconstrution, recovery, resilience

Great Ocean Road Post Bushfire Resilience Guideline

Guideline for Building in Bushfire Prone Areas Wye River & Separation Creek The 2015 Christmas Day Bushfires resulted in the loss of 116 houses in Wye River and Separation Creek on Victoria’s Great Ocean Road. The government and community have worked together to not only rebuild the...
12 Dec 16
By : Lew Short
Comments : 0
Bushfire persistence
Bushfire Design, Bushfire Management Plans, Bushfire Planning, Critical Infrastructure Vulnerability

Bushfire persistence and why resilience matters

As a nation who celebrates “droughts and flooding rains” it is odd that we are so resistant to accepting the persistence of bushfires at the urban interface. Bushfires are a part of Australian environment. Not all bushfires are controllable and for fires that burn on blow up days, there is...
17 Nov 16
By : Lew Short
Comments : 0
Australian Bushfire Seasons
Bushfire Design, Bushfire Planning, Bushfire Prone Land Mapping

Bushfire management and the size of the problem

Bushfire has been a natural part of our landscape for thousands of years and remains an ever-present threat for our community. With increasing urban development and a climate that is getting drier and warmer, bushfires are an increasing risk for people in bushfire prone areas. The bushfire risk...
12 Apr 16
By : Lew Short
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