Bullengarook CFA will host a community resilience event, aiming to increase local knowledge of the environment and key issues and threats pertinent to the township.
A follow-up to a similar event hosted by the brigade in October last year, the event – titled Rook Ready: Bullengarook Resilience – will consist of four sessions relating to different topics relevant to the Bullengarook environment.
This will include reflections on the Bullengarook bushfire in December.
As part of the opening keynote session with expert speakers, CFA incident controller for the Bullengarook Bushfire and Macedon Ranges resident John Deering will present a debrief of the bushfire and some of the key lessons learnt.
The four sessions will cover fire planning and preparation including how to stay informed; snakes and other hazardous wildlife and how to manage snake bites – including a live snake display; bushfire resilient landscaping; and ecological vegetation management and biodiversity.
Bullengarook CFA captain Simon Hayward said that the event is aimed at expanding on the previous community resilience event in October, helping to unify the community and increase understanding of the Bullengarook environment.
“Hopefully we’ve got something for everybody and it builds on what we did last year,” Mr Hayward said.
The free event will start at 2pm on Saturday, May 3 at the Bullengarook Fire Station, 695 Bacchus Marsh Road, Bullengarook.
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