For Northern Tasmanian property owner Dee Mills, the idea of using fuel reduction burns to manage bushfire risk had long been overshadowed by uncertainty, fear, and indecision. That changed with a single email – an invitation to a workshop run by the Red Hot Tips program. “I was standing at a gate in the bush when I…

Saturday saw another successful planned burn workshop and training burn!Keith and Megan, of Flowery Gully, Northern Tasmania spent the last 18 months planning and preparing a block for burning. This included best practice approaches of identifying burn objectives, ensuring preparedness, monitoring fuel moisture, and working alongside Red Hot Tips staff to ensure fuel moistures and…

Red Hot Tips has been fortunate enough to assist some Flinders Island landowners this past week, with multiple training burns being completed. This has been a great example of how much time and effort goes into good planning and fuel reduction burning to ensure that it both meets your objectives but most importantly is carried…