AM Edition: Victoria faces increased bushfire risk as government fails targets

Email Forest fuel loads have soared in forests skirting Melbourne and the Midlands as the Allan Government fails to meet risk reduction targets.

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AM Edition Victoria faces increased bushfire risk as government fails targets Forest fuel loads have soared in forests skirting Melbourne and the Midlands as the Allan Government fails to meet risk reduction targets. READ MORE   ‘Too late to leave’: Campers evacuated from Otway Ranges bushfire More than 100 campers have been evacuated from the Cape Otway region as a bushfire burns at Blanket Bay Rd, with officials warning it’s ‘too late to leave’. READ MORE   ‘No child deserves not to go home at the end of the day’ Preliminary farm death figures for 2024 have been released, as industry leaders remind families and farmers of the risk of children on farms over the summer holidays. READ MORE   ‘Just eat’: Aussie Lamb makes big statement Australian Lamb’s annual summer advert has dropped - and it features David Koch in a way you’ve never seen him before. Watch it all here. READ MORE   VFF: Chicken, dairy welcome back New VFF president Brett Hosking says he’s keen to bring dairy and chicken meat lobby groups back into the federation. READ MORE   NFF pulls in $8m in project funds The National Farmers’ Federation earned almost four times as much from government and corporate projects, as it did from producers last financial year. READ MORE   Newsletters Today's Paper +Rewards Want to change how you receive these emails? Manage your newsletter preferences or unsubscribe from this newsletter. Sent by The Weekly Times, PO Box 14999 Melbourne, VIC 8001 Australia.