3 hours ago ... January 6, 2011 – AUSTRALIA – A bushfire in South Australia's Flinders Ranges is threatening homes as it continues to burn out of control. ...
Bushfire in South Australia’s Flinders Ranges continues to rage out of control
January 6, 2012 – AUSTRALIA – A bushfire in South Australia’s Flinders Ranges is threatening homes as it continues to burn out of control. The blaze has destroyed more than 2600 hectares of scrub at Horrocks Pass since it was sparked on Wednesday, and the largely inaccessible terrain is hampering the efforts of more than 120 firefighters to control it. The Country Fire Service says the fire is heading towards Yapoona Springs, Long Valley and Mt Brown and poses a risk to people and property in the area. A community meeting was scheduled at nearby Wilmington on Thursday night to provide advice and an update to local residents. Police were in the area and had closed several roads. They have also revealed they are searching for a serial arsonist after three fires south of Adelaide, the latest on Wednesday at Blewett Springs. Detective Chief Inspector John Schrader said there had been other fires dating back over several years, but the current investigation would centre on the three most recent, dating back to mid-November. All three burned small areas of scrub, but did not damage homes or other property. “We believe the last three arsons are linked and we consider that, because of certain similarities, it’s likely to be the same person or persons involved,” Insp Schrader said. “We are currently putting significant resources into the investigation.” He added that some information had already been received from the public, but detectives needed more help. -9 News
My post:
Certain people, usually graziers, have been getting away with arson, with destroying millions of hectares of precious biodiversity, ever since invasion, and authorities are only just now beginning to prosecute. It is because graziers believe it is not only their RIGHT to burn ‘fuel load’ in bushland, it is their DUTY to in the face of authorities not officially permitting them to. Anyone who can serially destroy SO MUCH life in usually endangered ecosystems, without a twinge of conscience, without a skerrick of insight into their profound sickness, let alone remorse for what they’ve done, I believe are psychoipathic. There are a great many such people in my district (South Burnett) which has been blighted by graziers, there now being less than 10% of virtually all native ecosystems remaining in fragmented pockets, and virtually no hope of restoration. I’ve been actively opposing them with my permaculture property for sixteen years, have faced the worst, cruelest persecution from the local council who eventually forced me off my property (which I had developed into a p/c farm and nature reserve – now cleared by the new owners). I am very ending in ending forever the practice of ‘control burns’ and bulldozing ridiculously ineffective ‘containment’ lines through bushland etc.
I have a blog and wordpress site: ‘worldatpolarity’ (which I haven’t been able to post on since July but will be posting nearly daily from now on) but after a quick look at yours, I’m hoping we can maybe work together to bring about change from the current cruel & devastating practices in Australia’s cattle industry to biodiversity-sustaining ones.
I have a blog and wordpress site: ‘worldatpolarity’ (which I haven’t been able to post on since July but will be posting nearly daily from now on) but after a quick look at yours, I’m hoping we can maybe work together to bring about change from the current cruel & devastating practices in Australia’s cattle industry to biodiversity-sustaining ones.
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