“This needs action and it needs it now – surely we should be better than this. Every year landholders are urged to manage their fire risk, but we constantly see this double standard from the state and some local governments. “Landholders can manage their own risk of ignition through good practice, but that isn’t the case on public roads. All it will take is a stray cigarette butt or someone up to no good and we will be fighting fires instead of farming,” said Mr Calman. TasFarmers are seeking responses from each of these councils and State Growth as to their immediate plan of action to reduce fuel loads and help protect private property from the effects of uncontrolled fires. 10 BUSINESS VIEW OCEANIA VOLUME 08, ISSUE 01
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