Bushfire Inquiry Announced

https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/.../Inquiry-into...

Finally... an inquiry into Perth Hills’ worst bushfire catastrophe.

We’re relieved - on behalf of our affected community members, that some closure might result.

But...

We’re dismayed ‘Planning’ is NOT on the 'agenda' (Terms of Reference).

We lobbied local member, Matthew Hughes, Emergency Services Minister Reece Whitby, and Premier McGowan, hard, for Planning to be included.

Plans like $atterley’s dangerous North $toneville have no place in extreme bushfire zones. But still, they can be brought to the table.

So, what a missed opportunity to deny PLANNING a seat at that table - with its potential to reduce, even AVOID, some of the terrible outcomes bushfires can bring.

The fact developers can even present plans to cram thousands into recognised bushfire zones tells us WA is failing bushfire prone communities.

Local Federal member Ken Wyatt - Hasluck, secured Planning on the National 2020 Summer of Fires Royal Commission, recognising safer planning can help to save lives - and homes, in bushfires.

This inquiry, hopefully, will offer lessons in better bushfire response. And that’s incredibly important for us all.

But we must also respond BEFORE bushfires begin, and that involves, without doubt, safer - not dangerous planning in our bushfire-prone zones.

General Meeting

Save Perth Hills General Meeting - 8th Aug

Today we showcased the hard work and many achievements of our Committee and our incredible Community, in the on-going battle against $atterley and the Anglican Church’s dangerous and destructive North $toneville proposal.

We wanted to share with you and say special thanks to Federal Member for Hasluck, Ken Wyatt for his videomessage of support from Canberra. Ken talks about the remnant ancient forests that make up our unique region - it's a special and beautiful message.

Thanks too, to 70+ loyal locals who joined us, along with Jessica Shaw MLA (Labor MLA Swan Hills) and Lorna Harper MLC, our councillors, President Daw, Cr Jeans and Cr Collins, and Mundaring Council candidates Paige McNeil (Central), Neridah Zlatnik and Melanye Warwrick (East Ward).

Another SAT (Appeal) mediation is scheduled next Thursday - as $atterley tries, for the 8th time, to overcome insurmountable bushfire risks and environmental obstacles.

Thanks to your unwavering support, we’re making great progress on behalf of our bushfire prone community, and potentially, for other bushfire regions.

Keen to see that elusive Wooroloo Bushfire Inquiry to be called... (waiting, waiting, waiting...)

Where is the Inquiry?

Thank you Mia Davies MLA for sharing this! We absolutely agree. Six months on (today) where is the Wooroloo Bushfire inquiry?? Save Perth Hills is writing to Mia Davies seeking a meeting to hold our politicians to account over what is now a critical delay. It's hard to imagine right now, but the next bushfire season is closing in... just 8 weeks away.

Mia Davies MLA July 30 at 6:00 AM ·

WOOROLOO FIRE six months on and still no independent review commissioned by the State Government. Read Opposition Shadow Minister for Emergency Services Hon Martin Aldridge MP comments in the Farm Weekly on why this is concerning. The Nationals WA #TheNationalsWA #OppositionWA #bushfires #emergencyservices