Bushfire burn-off targets to be replaced with risk-based strategy in Victoria

Nice to see some common sense being applied to bushfire risk reduction in Victoria.

Land most at risk of dangerous bushfires will be targeted for burning during the off-season under a new risk-based strategy for Victoria's fuel reduction burns.

The new policy would dump the existing program of 5 per cent burning of public land every year, which was recommended by a royal commission in the wake of the Black Saturday bushfires.

http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/bushfire-burnoff-targets-to-be-replaced-with-riskbased-strategy-20150521-gh6mif.html