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    Fire threat to tree-changers
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    "People are generally very aware of the risk in their areas but that doesn't equate to them being prepared for the threat. "The main thing in preparation is attitude, not just towards the bushfire but towards environmental issues and how they perceive their local area." Residents who commuted to nearby cities were less prepared because they had less time. Full Article at The Australian
    The main thing in preparation is attitude, not just towards the bushfire but towards environmental issues and how they perceive their local area.
    SOURCE: The Australian 2 weeks ago
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Fire threat to tree-changers
  1. They also seem to be less likely to do any training with local brigades or other organisations. They lack the basic knowledge to make informed decisions in times of bushfire.
    SOURCE: The Australian 2 weeks ago
  2. These areas have experienced huge demographic turnover in the type of people who live there
    SOURCE: The Australian 2 weeks ago
  3. Training or workshops with women is actually something that happens already in NSW but it is very much isolated
    SOURCE: The Australian 2 weeks ago
  4. Women tend to engage less with bushfires and they tend to rely on the knowledge and ability of their partner or other male members of the family to do different types of preparation . . . clearing out gutters and keeping grounds clear
    SOURCE: The Australian 2 weeks ago
  5. People who have lived in the areas for a longer period are more aware and tend to take more steps to prepare and they tend to have more practical sense, say, of trees in the garden near the house. They will take the tree out
    SOURCE: The Australian 2 weeks ago
  6. More recent movers, tree-changers, who have moved because they want to be surrounded by bushland, they wouldn't see that tree as a threat and would decide to leave it.
    SOURCE: The Australian 2 weeks ago