Today we are live blogging the three Straddie fire update and feedback sessions. Redland City Council’s Boyd Essex talks about the wildlife situation on Straddie. [liveblog]
3pm – Tuesday 7 January The Queensland Rural Fire Service reports that: In addition to the Watch and Act Message for Stradbroke Island, Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) advises multiple crews are responding to a bushfire currently burning in inaccessible country in the vicinity of Brown Lake. Crews are monitoring the situation and water Continue reading…
We will be updating this page with all of the latest updates about Straddie on Tuesday 7 January 2014. 9.00pm Watch and act message CANCELLED for Straddie 2.30pm New update: Reduced ferry services to Straddie – Tuesday 7 January 1.20pm New update: Straddie bushfire update: Tuesday 7 January 9.10am New update: Straddie bushfire update: 9.10am Tuesday 7 January Continue reading…
Queensland Fire and Emergency Services – QFES, Queensland Police Service and Redland City Council invite North Stradbroke Island residents and visitors to attend a public meeting where the latest fire information will be provided and questions can be answered. Meeting time Dunwich 10am Dunwich Community Hall Corner Ballow Road and Junner Street, Dunwich For those who can’t make it, we Continue reading…
Residents at the northern end of North Stradbroke Island, including Dunwich, are being warned of significant smoke levels from 2pm today and overnight as a result of planned backburning that will occur at North Stradbroke Island. Local Disaster Recovery Committee Chair and Redland City Deputy Mayor Alan Beard said residents could expect smoky conditions Continue reading…
Emergency services have deployed a helicopter to start water bombing the fire at Keyholes Lake, a hard to access area. The fire still poses no threat to property or person.
Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) have issued the following update on the bushfire burning on North Stradbroke Island. Twenty-six Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) crews are currently attending to a bushfire burning about 2km south of Yarraman Mine on North Stradbroke Island. The fire is burning within containment lines and poses no threat Continue reading…
Get Ready North Stradbroke Island! Come along to a free community event, on Saturday 13 April, to celebrate the official opening of the North Stradbroke Island Disaster Resilience Community Education and Resource Centre. This fun event, with activities for kids and adults from 9am to 12noon, will mark the opening of a truly collaborative facility Continue reading…