Bushfires in NSW

[5FDP]

The situation with the bushfires is absolutely terrible, no doubt, but I'm starting to wonder how much of the information we are seeing is media driven.

Case in point - today new.com.au are running with a headline "This is as bad as it gets" which is quoted from Shane Fitzsimmons. They would have you believe that this is in reference to the current situation when in fact he was quoted as having said this 5 days ago.

It's headlines like this that sell papers, online subscriptions, and get people watching the news.

The upside to this is that hopefully people will be overly cautious and leave the area if there is even the slight chance they could be in harms way.

[i_amtrunks]

Cannot believe they let that 11 year old without any puishment for lighting fires last week, and not just because of his rude gestures as he left the courthouse. He was identified as highly likely to reoffend.

Even a fake monitor bracelet to wear over summer so he thinks they know exactly where he is would have been better than nothing. Personally I think they should have all their possessions burnt infron of them.

[CBratron]

It rained in Beverly Hills last night. Anyone know if it fell anywhere else where it's more important?

[i_amtrunks]

It rained in Beverly Hills last night. Anyone know if it fell anywhere else where it's more important?

Not in quantities that mattered. Most of it would have evaporated before it got to the actual flames.

I was concerned about lightning strikes, seems up near Kempsey a few strikes started grass fires, but not much else.

[Autocon]

Hope everyone is safe and that any of our members that live there are safe, along with their collection.

[1AZRAEL1]

To anyone who sees people throwing cigarette butts out their windows, you can actually report them to police. It is complete stupidity from people who do this that causes big fires. Case in point when approximately 70 cars at Olympic Park were either damaged or destroyed because of some inconsiderate prick that did exactly that.

[GoktimusPrime]

I really think we should emulate Singapore and change our culture where it no longer becomes socially acceptable to litter cigarette butts at ANY time - not just during bushfire seasons. Cigarette butts are non-biodegradable and have a lasting impact on the environment and wildlife. I've only ever known ONE smoker in Australia who bins all his butts... all other smokers I know are tossers.