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Bushfire Prone Planning attends the Tourism Council WA Network@Night (March 19)

13 March 2019 in General
Kathy Nastov

Bushfire Prone Planning attended the Tourism Council WA Network@Night, the first industry networking even in Perth for 2019. The night was a great turnout, as we heard from WA’s new Executive Director for Markets and Partnerships, Anthony Hayes. The focus of the night was networking, mixing and mingling as Bushfire Prone Planning made new connections with industry colleagues. Network@Night ...

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New Multipurpose Bushfire Facility to be Built in Collie

29 March 2019 in General
Michael Whitelaw

Collie to be home to multipurpose bushfire management facility Media Statements Extract from the Media statement Below The $8 million facility will include an Incident Control Centre, Emergency Driver Training School, and regional fleet maintenance and management services. It will support career and volunteer emergency services personnel, including firefighters and SES in Collie and the South-West region, and about 12 full-time workers will be based at the centre. The Level...

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Media Statement: New action plan to fix bushfire inconsistencies (Buti Report)

08 August 2019 in General

The McGowan Labor Government has announced a three-stage action plan to address the inherited inconsistencies across Western Australia's bushfire frameworks, standards and mapping.The $1.5 million Action Plan for Bushfire Framework Review 2019 will ensure that bushfire planning and building frameworks remain robust and based on scientific evidence while also providing better recognition of specific landscapes and bushfire risks. As part of the first stage of the...

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Bushfire Management Plans (BMP’s) – Augusta & Dunsborough

07 November 2019 in General
BAL

Bushfire Prone Planning is a bushfire risk management company that prides itself on the ability to offer State-Wide Bushfire Management Plans. Just in the past month alone our Margaret River based Bushfire Consultant Mick Whitelaw (BPAD Level 2) has completed Bushfire Risk assessments (Bushfire Management Plans) in Augusta, Flinders Bay, Quedjinup and Dunsborough. Mick lives and works in Margaret River but travels throughout the South West...

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Bushfire Evacuation Planning (Level 3) in South West WA

29 November 2019 in General

Bushfire Prone Planning specialises in BAL Assessments and Bushfire Management Plans (Level 3) in support of Short Stay Holiday Home Accommodation and BnB in the South West of WA. (Shire of Augusta - Margaret River & the City of Busselton) Bushfire Prone Planning can assist you with the planning documentation required for the registration of your existing dwelling as Holiday Home Accommodation. We can provide you...

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Release of the Position Statement (Tourism in Bushfire Prone Areas) – Nov 2019

10 February 2020 in General

Position Statement: Tourism land uses within bushfire prone areas has been released by the State Government. The Policy intent is outlined at the front of the statement: The intent of this position statement is to provide guidance for tourism land uses within bushfire prone areas. The position statement maintains primacy for the protection of life but also recognises that the protection of property or infrastructure may be...

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Mike Scott to present at ‘Planning Institute of Australia’ (PIA) Event in Busselton

09 March 2020 in General

The Planning Institute of Australia is holding a South-West (WA) Event at 'The Fire Station' in Busselton to hear speakers discuss the future of Planning in Bushfire Prone Areas. Mike Scott (Bushfire Prone Planning Company Director) will be a Key Speaker at the Event. Date – Friday 13th March 2020 Venue – The Fire Station, 68 Queen Street, Busselton WA  ...

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Bushfire Evacuation Planning (Level 3) in the South West (Western Australia)

27 April 2020 in General

Bushfire Prone Planning specialises in Bushfire Management Plans (Level 3) in support of Short Stay Holiday Home Accommodation and BnB in the South West of WA. (City of Busselton & City of Bunbury) Bushfire Prone Planning can assist you with the planning documentation required for the registration of your existing dwelling as Holiday Home Accommodation. We can provide you with the neccessary Bushfire Planning advice and...

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Bushfire Planning in the City of Busselton – Local Planning Policies

02 June 2020 in General
Bushfire

https://www.busselton.wa.gov.au/Building-Planning/Planning-Services/What-are-the-Rules/Local-Planning-Policies Holiday Homes (4.1) & Bushfire (4.2)   ...

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Bushfire Evacuation Planning (Level 3) in Dunsborough

05 August 2020 in General

Bushfire Prone Planning specialises in Bushfire Management Plans (Level 3) in support of Short Stay Holiday Home Accommodation and BnB in the South West of WA. (City of Busselton) Bushfire Prone Planning can assist you with the planning documentation required for the registration of your existing dwelling as Holiday Home Accommodation. We can provide you with the neccessary Bushfire Planning advice and documentation to submit a...

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