Tumut group renews calls for fire-breaks

Six months ago, the Tumut Community Association (TCA) was calling for fire breaks to be made around populated areas in the Snowy Valleys.

“We were and are frustrated and very concerned that the fire breaks were not done along with other essential work of slashing grass and removing vegetation and rubbish around the perimeter of Tumut and in the region of the common,” said the TCA’s Christine Webb.

On November 21, the TCA held a public meeting, inviting representatives from the Rural Fire Service, National Parks, Forestry and Snowy Valleys Council. The meeting was cut short due to insufficient representation from the RFS who were already attending fires in the region.