AAP General News (Australia)
02-13-2007
Vic: Nationals call for fire inquiry
Victoria's Nationals leader PETER RYAN says massive bushfires in his state could have
been lessened .. by better fire control strategies in the lead-up to summer.
The Nationals plan to move for an inquiry in parliament today into preventative burning
in state forests.
Mr RYAN wants a parliamentary committee to examine the effectiveness of prescribed
burning and permanent fire breaks .. as well as the impact of public land use and the
involvement of local communities.
He says people have told him there was a build up of fuel .. which combined with the
weather formed an absolutely enormous base for the holocaust there was.
The Great Divide north and south fires in Gippsland scorched 1.18 million hectares
over more than two months before being contained last week.
AAP RTV kl/gfr/cp/tm
KEYWORD: BUSHFIRES VIC RYAN (MELBOURNE)
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