ABC Kinglake Ranges Current News
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Business grants on offer for fire-affected communities
The Victorian and Federal Governments have announced details of a $10 million business stimulus package for bushfire-affected communities.12 March 2010 | 12:15 pm
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$8M worth of goods distributed to bushfire victims
More than $8 million worth of donated goods has reached those affected by the Black Saturday bushfires.10 March 2010 | 11:03 am
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Couple never made it to dam on Black Saturday
The Royal Commission into Black Saturday has heard a Strathewen couple perished in the laundry of their house, despite having a dam on the property.4 March 2010 | 11:40 am
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Couple died of carbon monoxide poisoning on Black Saturday
The Royal Commission into Black Saturday has heard how an Arthur's Creek couple died from carbon monoxide poisoning in the cellar of their house.3 March 2010 | 12:00 pm
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Homemade bunker only good enough for grass fire
The Bushfires Royal Commission has heard testimony about how a Humevale man died inside his homemade bunker on Black Saturday.2 March 2010 | 10:47 am
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Local resistance to roadside fire prevention: Commission told
The Bushfires Royal Commission has been told a heated community meeting prior to Black Saturday heard resistance to the removal of vegetation along the Old Kinglake Road.26 February 2010 | 12:12 pm
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VicRoads feels heat at Bushfire Royal Commission
The Bushfires Royal Commission has been told VicRoads had been notified of safety concerns about roadside vegetation along the Hume Highway months before Black Saturday.25 February 2010 | 1:00 pm
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Change in land management policy needed to fight fires
An American expert says Victoria needs to change land use policies in order to avoid the loss of any more lives in bushfires.24 February 2010 | 10:40 am
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Lucky to be alive after unlucky shooting
A man is lucky to be alive after being accidentally shot in both arms with one bullet.23 February 2010 | 8:35 am
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Prescribed burning can reduce fire severity for decades
Experts tell Black Saturday Royal Commission that prescribed burning can reduce severity of bushfires for up to 20 years.22 February 2010 | 10:40 am