November 14, 2024 • 15 mins
This week: the Kimba community is racing to find volunteers to keep their pool open for summer. The RAA needs your input on South Australia's riskiest roads, and scientists are counting on you to help track our koala population. Plus, what you need to know as fire danger season looms.
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
iHeart Air Peninsula coming up today, Why scientists want your
help to count koalas and the roads the RAA are
calling the most risky. Hi. I'm Sam to Albert with
iHeart Air Peninsula, your weekly local news route for the
Air Peninsula and surrounds. But first. As the warmer months approach,
communities across the region are gearing up for a summer
(00:23):
of outdoor activities. However, a shortage of volunteers in Kimber
might leave residents without a place to cool off. John
Moss as.
Speaker 2 (00:31):
More residents in the town of Kimber could be looking
at a summer without the relief of a local swimming pool.
The Wheatbelt town, located at the top of the Air Peninsula,
has a population of just over one thousand and is
best known for its colorful tourist sculptures, including the Big Galah.
Volunteers are being desperately sought to assist with the running
of the pool or the site will be forced to
remain shut over summer. Mayor of the Kimber District Council,
(00:54):
Dean Johnson explains.
Speaker 3 (00:56):
What we need is a volunteer public committee that actually
runs the out of our access to the pool when
it is open to the public. So this is necessary
for our insurance and also to do that day to
day running of the volunteers that manned the poll and
supervisor out of ours. The reality is without that committee,
(01:19):
we can't open the pool to the public.
Speaker 2 (01:21):
A further call out was held on Wednesday at the
annual General Meeting at the Kimber Gateway Hotel.
Speaker 3 (01:26):
This is the third meeting was held to try and
get a committee together, so it's desperation time. Unfortunately, we
really need some volunteers to step forward and take on
this role.
Speaker 2 (01:38):
The closure over summer could mean major impacts for not
only the town but also passing tourists.
Speaker 3 (01:44):
We're asking individuals to offer more and more of their
spare time to running these public committees, and there's a
great range of these committees across our community that need
to be run as well. But this is a really
important one and it's not just local but ugs that
come through and we are in a pretty warm part
(02:05):
of the state.
Speaker 2 (02:06):
The Kimber Area School will still have access to the
pool as part of its swimming program. However, the public
may be forced to travel up to forty minutes to
cleave for the summer months. Mister Johnson says they're not
looking for a private company to take over the sites operation.
They just need community support.
Speaker 3 (02:22):
It's not really an option we've looked at. There's a
collaboration that works really well between the Council and the
Department of Education. We've got council provides the insurance for
the committee, so all we need is that small committee
to do a little bit of work. And it's only
six months of the year obviously, and it's not a
(02:43):
hectic schedule, so it's not a high stress committee to
be on. But we really need that public committee to
take on that responsibility so that we can continue the
insurance and pick off all of those boring government.
Speaker 4 (02:59):
Things that we have to.
Speaker 2 (03:00):
If you're keen to help out, contacts the Kimber District
Council Jimus there.
Speaker 1 (03:08):
Murderists are being encouraged to have their say on dangerous
roads and intersections via the RAA's Risky Road Survey. Senior
traffic Engineer Matt for two Days says the survey makes
a difference as upgrades have now been completed or funded
for all the worst locations identified in the twenty twenty
one survey. I caught up with him earlier this week.
Speaker 5 (03:30):
So a Risky Roads program has just opened again for
twenty twenty four for the first time in a few years,
and we're really calling on all members of the South
Australian community to nominate any roads and intersections that they
find dangerous or frustrating. We us this started to advocate
for upgrades across the state to our metro and regional
(03:51):
road networks. And it can be a whole range of
things from road maintenance to unsafe site distance, poor intersection design,
side hazards and the like. So anything that you find dangerous,
we want to hear about it and use that to
advocate for improvements.
Speaker 1 (04:07):
Am I right in saying driving in the country country
drivers are a disproportional risk compared to city drivers.
Speaker 5 (04:14):
Yeah, we definitely see a higher number of lives lost
and serious injuries on our regional roads. So this year alone,
more than two thirds of lives loss have been on
regional roads. So it is a really important area to
focus on. And it's not just maintenance whilst we know
that's an issue. It is other elements such as the
design of the roads that the width of the roads
(04:36):
and what sort of hazardous roadsides we have. So look,
when we're talking a lot of our regional roads, we
have a high amount of one and two star osrap
rated roads and we'd really like to see those upgraded
to at least at three star level, which offers a
much higher level of safety than one or two star
road would.
Speaker 1 (04:56):
And we have seen a bit of progress made on
our roads. I think you did this in twenty twenty
one and a few of the roads have seen some progress.
Can you tell me about those?
Speaker 5 (05:08):
Certainly, we've seen some pretty good upgrades happen across the
regional road network. So of the top ten regional roads,
we've seen a whole range of improvements from those that
were nominated in twenty twenty one. So for example, Upper
York Road, which was rated the third riskiest regional road
in South Australia, is currently being upgraded to achieve a
(05:30):
three stars rap raiding and we did a detailed assessment
of that corridor two years ago after the Risky Roads Survey,
and that found that it was largely all one star raided.
So we'll see a significant improvement along Upper York Road,
especially between Afton to Gupara. Other roads that have seen
some improvements include Owen Road where we've seen some substantial
(05:52):
rehabilitation works between Horrocks Highway and Hamley Bridge especially, but
we do know there's still a bit more work needed
between Hamley Bridge and that's required. And we've seen another
host of upgrades through the Adelaide Hills as part of
the regional road safety package, including on Long Valley Road
were I've seen overtaking lanes, intersection upgrades as well as
(06:13):
part of a package of work there.
Speaker 1 (06:15):
Just finally, Matt, So you're looking for people to get
involved again and have their say on roads they want
to help get. You want to help them get the
roads fixed, obviously best for everyone. How do they do that?
Speaker 5 (06:26):
Yes, So head to aria dot com dot au forward,
slash risky Roads or type risky Roads ARIA into Google
and you can nominate the roads and intersections that you
find unsafe or dangerous. So I really want to hear
that feedback from the community and then early in the
new year will be collating that full list of details
and preparing a report of the highly nominated locations and
(06:48):
using the entire survey results to advocate for improvements across
the state.
Speaker 1 (06:53):
You'll get stuck into the government for us. Yes, that's
the plan, Senior traffic engineer at the RAA Matt for
two days there coming up after the break, the Great
Koal Account is set to begin. And what you need
to know about this year's bushfire season.
Speaker 2 (07:11):
iHeart Air Peninsula, iHeart Air Peninsula.
Speaker 1 (07:17):
Welcome back, Sam Talbot here with iHeart Air Peninsula, your
weekly local news rapp ahead what you need to know
for the bushfire season. But first, scientists are calling on
the community to help count koalas, particularly across the Air Peninsula,
which is an area with little existing data on koalas.
Tomorrow mark's the start of the essay Great Koal Account,
(07:40):
and senior CSIRO researcher Andrew Hoskins is eager to see
what they'll discover.
Speaker 4 (07:46):
We want to get as many people out using skipif
iro's Koala spotter app to count koala's right across the state.
Speaker 1 (07:54):
Just going by what we've seen locally, there have been
a few more koalas around recently. Is that a time
of year thing?
Speaker 4 (08:02):
I don't know if it's a time of year thing,
or maybe they're just becoming a little more visible. One
of the key ones for us is from a data
gap perspective is that Air Peninsula area where we've got
a lot of good citizen observations of koalas, but we
need as many more as we can to really get
a good understanding of that area.
Speaker 1 (08:20):
So how do people get involved? What do they do
when they see a koala?
Speaker 4 (08:24):
When they see a koala, all they have to do
is pull out their Koala spot are app on their phone.
It's available in the Apple Store and the Android store
and record that siding. A really fun thing that they
can get into. The event that they can get involved
in is there is an event specific web page, so
you'll be able to see your records turning up on
a map. You'll be able to see how you're going
(08:45):
in comparison to other people across the state, and really
get a feel for how the activity is running across
the time.
Speaker 1 (08:52):
Why are you interested in counting koalas? So are they
at risk? I know they are in some parts of
the country, but less so in Yeah, in.
Speaker 4 (09:01):
South Australia they're not listed and as you mentioned, the
kohalas within New South Wales Act and Queensland are listed
in dangered. We're really interested in koalas from a national perspective.
So the remit of the National Cooala Monitoring Program is
to get an understanding of the numbers and distribution and
the changing trends in Koala populations right across the country.
(09:23):
And to do that, we don't just need to understand
the populations that are in dangered. We really need to
know what's happening with koalas in places like South Australia
as well, so we can make sure that the decision
makers who are making those management decisions for koalas, he's
in the best possible data they can.
Speaker 1 (09:37):
And on the APA area in particular, what sort of
trends have you seen for koalas over the years.
Speaker 4 (09:44):
We don't know, I'll be honest. And then we really
need more information in that area. That's one of those
areas where we're really lacking in good understanding of what's
happening with those populations.
Speaker 1 (09:54):
And so when you get the data back from the survey,
what might come from it.
Speaker 4 (09:59):
So it goes back to the survey, hits the National
Quala Monitoring Program's data systems and that gets developed into
our national and regional models of Koala populations. So what
the national program does is it brings together all different
types of information citizens science, counts, systematic surveys from our
teams and scientists as well as other teams that are
(10:21):
out there, and combines them into one large, single understanding
of koalas.
Speaker 1 (10:26):
And I guess, just generally, what do you think the
future for koalas looks like in Australia.
Speaker 4 (10:32):
Look, you can't deny that they're under threat in a
lot of places around the country. There are a lot
of different processes that are impacting koala populations. But we're
hopeful that we can provide the best information we possibly
can and that you know, that information can support their recovery.
Speaker 1 (10:48):
Is climate change one of the biggest threats. It's been
quite dry in South Australia this year.
Speaker 4 (10:54):
Absolutely, climate change is a sort of ever present threat
to koalas, as well as things like land clearing disease.
When you're talking about koalas in urban areas, we're talking
about things like people with dogs can attack them and
that can cause a real issue. You can get animals
that are hit by cars relatively frequently as well in
these urban areas. So there's a whole range of different
(11:16):
pressures that are impacting koalas. And they all kind of
combine and compound into one that can, you know, really
tip them over the edge.
Speaker 1 (11:24):
What are you supposed to do if you find a
koala in your backyard or even in your house.
Speaker 4 (11:30):
Well, if it's in your backyard, leave it alone, keep
your dogs tied up so that they don't attack it.
If the koala is not in distress, just leave it alone.
If it's in your house, you might want to call
your local koala kra and local wildlife care to help
you remove the animal. I wouldn't suggest anyone tries to
grab them themselves. They you know, they're cute and their cuddly,
(11:51):
but they do have quite sharp long claus and they
know how to use them.
Speaker 1 (11:54):
So over the next week or so, leave it alone.
But do you get your.
Speaker 4 (11:58):
Phone out, Get your phone out and record them wherever
they are. And one point to really make out is
we're not just interested in understanding you know, those core
areas where there's lots of koalas, or we know there's koalas.
We want people to be spotting koalas in those areas
where there aren't that many animals and where they turn
up occasionally as well, because some of those areas are
some of the biggest Darta gaps that we have.
Speaker 1 (12:19):
Andrew Hoskins from the CSIRO there that Kohal account starts tomorrow.
The Lower EP, along with the remaining regions across SA,
has now come into fire danger season and Kylie Kleinigg CFS,
Community Engagement Officer for the West Coast and EP is
expecting quite a bit of activity this season.
Speaker 6 (12:41):
We've got a lot of dry vegetation all across the
three districts are now one hundred percent cured, which means
that vegetation is dry and our fuel loads are maintaining
across the three districts. But in the fire season now
we are expecting some fire activity and our main focus
at the moment is delivering the message of property preparation
(13:04):
and being very vigilant through the fire seven.
Speaker 1 (13:06):
And you've been going street to street spreading that message
right Absolutely.
Speaker 6 (13:11):
A lot of workshops, a lot of information sessions across
the three districts have been delivered and are still being
planned over the coming months social media outlets. I'm just
trying to spread the word be prepared as it is
your main source of safety for you and your family
through the fire.
Speaker 1 (13:29):
Seedon and now that we're in fire season, what should
people be keeping in mind? So it's too late to
be doing any burnoffs and that sort of thing.
Speaker 6 (13:38):
It is it is. You're now in the permit season,
so we are encouraging those who are still planning on
burning on their property to obtain an e permit and
they can go through their authorized officer, through their local council.
So please apply to that permit on any burning days
that you are scheduled. And with that comes not of
(14:00):
your local weather, So plan around the weather conditions, especially
the wind. It's the wind that's going to drive our
fires this season, so please keep an eye on the
local weather of the days that you are burning, and
also up to a week after you're burning, because we
have a lot of reignition fires that have happened after
(14:20):
people burn on their properties. Make sure you've got water
at the site that you're burning and make sure it's extinguished.
Speaker 1 (14:28):
And I guess a lot of campers as well will
be around over the coming months. Comfort fires and cooking fires,
they all need permits now as well.
Speaker 6 (14:36):
They do. However, you can have comfort fires, cooking fires.
Is it a total fire bandy?
Speaker 4 (14:43):
No?
Speaker 6 (14:44):
And you can check all the conditions of those burning
fires for camping. On the CFS website, there's a what
you can and what you cannot do through the fire
season and total five bandaids. So visit the website. Got
all the information there.
Speaker 1 (15:00):
Find that info at CFS dot SA, dot gov dot AU.
And that's your weekly news wrap across the Air Peninsula
and surrounds. Don't forget. You can hear Iheartair Peninsula on
the iHeart app or wherever you get your podcasts. I'm
Sam Talbert. Join us again next week for more local,
trusted and free news.
Speaker 2 (15:22):
Iheartair Peninsula.
iHeart Air Peninsula coming up today, Why scientists want your
help to count koalas and the roads the RAA are
calling the most risky. Hi. I'm Sam to Albert with
iHeart Air Peninsula, your weekly local news route for the
Air Peninsula and surrounds. But first. As the warmer months approach,
communities across the region are gearing up for a summer
(00:23):
of outdoor activities. However, a shortage of volunteers in Kimber
might leave residents without a place to cool off. John
Moss as.
Speaker 2 (00:31):
More residents in the town of Kimber could be looking
at a summer without the relief of a local swimming pool.
The Wheatbelt town, located at the top of the Air Peninsula,
has a population of just over one thousand and is
best known for its colorful tourist sculptures, including the Big Galah.
Volunteers are being desperately sought to assist with the running
of the pool or the site will be forced to
remain shut over summer. Mayor of the Kimber District Council,
(00:54):
Dean Johnson explains.
Speaker 3 (00:56):
What we need is a volunteer public committee that actually
runs the out of our access to the pool when
it is open to the public. So this is necessary
for our insurance and also to do that day to
day running of the volunteers that manned the poll and
supervisor out of ours. The reality is without that committee,
(01:19):
we can't open the pool to the public.
Speaker 2 (01:21):
A further call out was held on Wednesday at the
annual General Meeting at the Kimber Gateway Hotel.
Speaker 3 (01:26):
This is the third meeting was held to try and
get a committee together, so it's desperation time. Unfortunately, we
really need some volunteers to step forward and take on
this role.
Speaker 2 (01:38):
The closure over summer could mean major impacts for not
only the town but also passing tourists.
Speaker 3 (01:44):
We're asking individuals to offer more and more of their
spare time to running these public committees, and there's a
great range of these committees across our community that need
to be run as well. But this is a really
important one and it's not just local but ugs that
come through and we are in a pretty warm part
(02:05):
of the state.
Speaker 2 (02:06):
The Kimber Area School will still have access to the
pool as part of its swimming program. However, the public
may be forced to travel up to forty minutes to
cleave for the summer months. Mister Johnson says they're not
looking for a private company to take over the sites operation.
They just need community support.
Speaker 3 (02:22):
It's not really an option we've looked at. There's a
collaboration that works really well between the Council and the
Department of Education. We've got council provides the insurance for
the committee, so all we need is that small committee
to do a little bit of work. And it's only
six months of the year obviously, and it's not a
(02:43):
hectic schedule, so it's not a high stress committee to
be on. But we really need that public committee to
take on that responsibility so that we can continue the
insurance and pick off all of those boring government.
Speaker 4 (02:59):
Things that we have to.
Speaker 2 (03:00):
If you're keen to help out, contacts the Kimber District
Council Jimus there.
Speaker 1 (03:08):
Murderists are being encouraged to have their say on dangerous
roads and intersections via the RAA's Risky Road Survey. Senior
traffic Engineer Matt for two Days says the survey makes
a difference as upgrades have now been completed or funded
for all the worst locations identified in the twenty twenty
one survey. I caught up with him earlier this week.
Speaker 5 (03:30):
So a Risky Roads program has just opened again for
twenty twenty four for the first time in a few years,
and we're really calling on all members of the South
Australian community to nominate any roads and intersections that they
find dangerous or frustrating. We us this started to advocate
for upgrades across the state to our metro and regional
(03:51):
road networks. And it can be a whole range of
things from road maintenance to unsafe site distance, poor intersection design,
side hazards and the like. So anything that you find dangerous,
we want to hear about it and use that to
advocate for improvements.
Speaker 1 (04:07):
Am I right in saying driving in the country country
drivers are a disproportional risk compared to city drivers.
Speaker 5 (04:14):
Yeah, we definitely see a higher number of lives lost
and serious injuries on our regional roads. So this year alone,
more than two thirds of lives loss have been on
regional roads. So it is a really important area to
focus on. And it's not just maintenance whilst we know
that's an issue. It is other elements such as the
design of the roads that the width of the roads
(04:36):
and what sort of hazardous roadsides we have. So look,
when we're talking a lot of our regional roads, we
have a high amount of one and two star osrap
rated roads and we'd really like to see those upgraded
to at least at three star level, which offers a
much higher level of safety than one or two star
road would.
Speaker 1 (04:56):
And we have seen a bit of progress made on
our roads. I think you did this in twenty twenty
one and a few of the roads have seen some progress.
Can you tell me about those?
Speaker 5 (05:08):
Certainly, we've seen some pretty good upgrades happen across the
regional road network. So of the top ten regional roads,
we've seen a whole range of improvements from those that
were nominated in twenty twenty one. So for example, Upper
York Road, which was rated the third riskiest regional road
in South Australia, is currently being upgraded to achieve a
(05:30):
three stars rap raiding and we did a detailed assessment
of that corridor two years ago after the Risky Roads Survey,
and that found that it was largely all one star raided.
So we'll see a significant improvement along Upper York Road,
especially between Afton to Gupara. Other roads that have seen
some improvements include Owen Road where we've seen some substantial
(05:52):
rehabilitation works between Horrocks Highway and Hamley Bridge especially, but
we do know there's still a bit more work needed
between Hamley Bridge and that's required. And we've seen another
host of upgrades through the Adelaide Hills as part of
the regional road safety package, including on Long Valley Road
were I've seen overtaking lanes, intersection upgrades as well as
(06:13):
part of a package of work there.
Speaker 1 (06:15):
Just finally, Matt, So you're looking for people to get
involved again and have their say on roads they want
to help get. You want to help them get the
roads fixed, obviously best for everyone. How do they do that?
Speaker 5 (06:26):
Yes, So head to aria dot com dot au forward,
slash risky Roads or type risky Roads ARIA into Google
and you can nominate the roads and intersections that you
find unsafe or dangerous. So I really want to hear
that feedback from the community and then early in the
new year will be collating that full list of details
and preparing a report of the highly nominated locations and
(06:48):
using the entire survey results to advocate for improvements across
the state.
Speaker 1 (06:53):
You'll get stuck into the government for us. Yes, that's
the plan, Senior traffic engineer at the RAA Matt for
two days there coming up after the break, the Great
Koal Account is set to begin. And what you need
to know about this year's bushfire season.
Speaker 2 (07:11):
iHeart Air Peninsula, iHeart Air Peninsula.
Speaker 1 (07:17):
Welcome back, Sam Talbot here with iHeart Air Peninsula, your
weekly local news rapp ahead what you need to know
for the bushfire season. But first, scientists are calling on
the community to help count koalas, particularly across the Air Peninsula,
which is an area with little existing data on koalas.
Tomorrow mark's the start of the essay Great Koal Account,
(07:40):
and senior CSIRO researcher Andrew Hoskins is eager to see
what they'll discover.
Speaker 4 (07:46):
We want to get as many people out using skipif
iro's Koala spotter app to count koala's right across the state.
Speaker 1 (07:54):
Just going by what we've seen locally, there have been
a few more koalas around recently. Is that a time
of year thing?
Speaker 4 (08:02):
I don't know if it's a time of year thing,
or maybe they're just becoming a little more visible. One
of the key ones for us is from a data
gap perspective is that Air Peninsula area where we've got
a lot of good citizen observations of koalas, but we
need as many more as we can to really get
a good understanding of that area.
Speaker 1 (08:20):
So how do people get involved? What do they do
when they see a koala?
Speaker 4 (08:24):
When they see a koala, all they have to do
is pull out their Koala spot are app on their phone.
It's available in the Apple Store and the Android store
and record that siding. A really fun thing that they
can get into. The event that they can get involved
in is there is an event specific web page, so
you'll be able to see your records turning up on
a map. You'll be able to see how you're going
(08:45):
in comparison to other people across the state, and really
get a feel for how the activity is running across
the time.
Speaker 1 (08:52):
Why are you interested in counting koalas? So are they
at risk? I know they are in some parts of
the country, but less so in Yeah, in.
Speaker 4 (09:01):
South Australia they're not listed and as you mentioned, the
kohalas within New South Wales Act and Queensland are listed
in dangered. We're really interested in koalas from a national perspective.
So the remit of the National Cooala Monitoring Program is
to get an understanding of the numbers and distribution and
the changing trends in Koala populations right across the country.
(09:23):
And to do that, we don't just need to understand
the populations that are in dangered. We really need to
know what's happening with koalas in places like South Australia
as well, so we can make sure that the decision
makers who are making those management decisions for koalas, he's
in the best possible data they can.
Speaker 1 (09:37):
And on the APA area in particular, what sort of
trends have you seen for koalas over the years.
Speaker 4 (09:44):
We don't know, I'll be honest. And then we really
need more information in that area. That's one of those
areas where we're really lacking in good understanding of what's
happening with those populations.
Speaker 1 (09:54):
And so when you get the data back from the survey,
what might come from it.
Speaker 4 (09:59):
So it goes back to the survey, hits the National
Quala Monitoring Program's data systems and that gets developed into
our national and regional models of Koala populations. So what
the national program does is it brings together all different
types of information citizens science, counts, systematic surveys from our
teams and scientists as well as other teams that are
(10:21):
out there, and combines them into one large, single understanding
of koalas.
Speaker 1 (10:26):
And I guess, just generally, what do you think the
future for koalas looks like in Australia.
Speaker 4 (10:32):
Look, you can't deny that they're under threat in a
lot of places around the country. There are a lot
of different processes that are impacting koala populations. But we're
hopeful that we can provide the best information we possibly
can and that you know, that information can support their recovery.
Speaker 1 (10:48):
Is climate change one of the biggest threats. It's been
quite dry in South Australia this year.
Speaker 4 (10:54):
Absolutely, climate change is a sort of ever present threat
to koalas, as well as things like land clearing disease.
When you're talking about koalas in urban areas, we're talking
about things like people with dogs can attack them and
that can cause a real issue. You can get animals
that are hit by cars relatively frequently as well in
these urban areas. So there's a whole range of different
(11:16):
pressures that are impacting koalas. And they all kind of
combine and compound into one that can, you know, really
tip them over the edge.
Speaker 1 (11:24):
What are you supposed to do if you find a
koala in your backyard or even in your house.
Speaker 4 (11:30):
Well, if it's in your backyard, leave it alone, keep
your dogs tied up so that they don't attack it.
If the koala is not in distress, just leave it alone.
If it's in your house, you might want to call
your local koala kra and local wildlife care to help
you remove the animal. I wouldn't suggest anyone tries to
grab them themselves. They you know, they're cute and their cuddly,
(11:51):
but they do have quite sharp long claus and they
know how to use them.
Speaker 1 (11:54):
So over the next week or so, leave it alone.
But do you get your.
Speaker 4 (11:58):
Phone out, Get your phone out and record them wherever
they are. And one point to really make out is
we're not just interested in understanding you know, those core
areas where there's lots of koalas, or we know there's koalas.
We want people to be spotting koalas in those areas
where there aren't that many animals and where they turn
up occasionally as well, because some of those areas are
some of the biggest Darta gaps that we have.
Speaker 1 (12:19):
Andrew Hoskins from the CSIRO there that Kohal account starts tomorrow.
The Lower EP, along with the remaining regions across SA,
has now come into fire danger season and Kylie Kleinigg CFS,
Community Engagement Officer for the West Coast and EP is
expecting quite a bit of activity this season.
Speaker 6 (12:41):
We've got a lot of dry vegetation all across the
three districts are now one hundred percent cured, which means
that vegetation is dry and our fuel loads are maintaining
across the three districts. But in the fire season now
we are expecting some fire activity and our main focus
at the moment is delivering the message of property preparation
(13:04):
and being very vigilant through the fire seven.
Speaker 1 (13:06):
And you've been going street to street spreading that message
right Absolutely.
Speaker 6 (13:11):
A lot of workshops, a lot of information sessions across
the three districts have been delivered and are still being
planned over the coming months social media outlets. I'm just
trying to spread the word be prepared as it is
your main source of safety for you and your family
through the fire.
Speaker 1 (13:29):
Seedon and now that we're in fire season, what should
people be keeping in mind? So it's too late to
be doing any burnoffs and that sort of thing.
Speaker 6 (13:38):
It is it is. You're now in the permit season,
so we are encouraging those who are still planning on
burning on their property to obtain an e permit and
they can go through their authorized officer, through their local council.
So please apply to that permit on any burning days
that you are scheduled. And with that comes not of
(14:00):
your local weather, So plan around the weather conditions, especially
the wind. It's the wind that's going to drive our
fires this season, so please keep an eye on the
local weather of the days that you are burning, and
also up to a week after you're burning, because we
have a lot of reignition fires that have happened after
(14:20):
people burn on their properties. Make sure you've got water
at the site that you're burning and make sure it's extinguished.
Speaker 1 (14:28):
And I guess a lot of campers as well will
be around over the coming months. Comfort fires and cooking fires,
they all need permits now as well.
Speaker 6 (14:36):
They do. However, you can have comfort fires, cooking fires.
Is it a total fire bandy?
Speaker 4 (14:43):
No?
Speaker 6 (14:44):
And you can check all the conditions of those burning
fires for camping. On the CFS website, there's a what
you can and what you cannot do through the fire
season and total five bandaids. So visit the website. Got
all the information there.
Speaker 1 (15:00):
Find that info at CFS dot SA, dot gov dot AU.
And that's your weekly news wrap across the Air Peninsula
and surrounds. Don't forget. You can hear Iheartair Peninsula on
the iHeart app or wherever you get your podcasts. I'm
Sam Talbert. Join us again next week for more local,
trusted and free news.
Speaker 2 (15:22):
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