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Plan Now for the 2011-12 Bushfire Season

With the bushfire season fast approaching, the Tasmania Fire Service is providing free copies of their Bushfire Survival Plan template to the Tasmanian community.
This template can be used by residents to prepare a simple household bushfire survival plan that will help residents prepare and protect their homes and families from bushfire, whether they choose to leave their property or stay and defend.
"We know that householders do not necessarily make the best decisions in times of stress, and a personal Bushfire Survival Plan will help them to make appropriate decisions during emergencies," said Mr Michael Brown, Chief Officer with the Tasmanian Fire Service.

The plan asks residents to answer a series of questions and encourages people to:

• Be aware that leaving early is always the safest option.
• Realise that staying to defend property during a bushfire always carries some risk of injury or death.
• Decide well in advance of a bushfire whether they will leave early or stay with their home to defend it.
• Be aware that deciding to stay and defend their home is a reasonable choice if their home is well prepared, they are physically fit and emotionally prepared and fire conditions are considered less than 'extreme'.
• Identify nearby safer places to flee to at short notice as an absolute last resort, in case they are unprepared or are unable to defend their properties because conditions are worse than expected.
• Understand that the decision to leave early or stay and defend a property must be made and understood by all members of the household, and should be included in their plan.

The campaign also includes messages about Fire Danger Ratings and bushfire warnings.
For hard copies of bushfire safety publications, please email communityed@fire.tas.qov.au remembering to include the name of the booklet, quantity required, delivery name and address.
E-versions and further bushfire safety information is available at http://www.fire.tas.gov.au/

The Cradle Coast Regional Land Use Planning Framework 2010 - 2030

Tell us what you think: community input to this regional reference document is welcome.
Public consultation period  between December 22 and February 28 2011.
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Cook for Life

Nine weeks of healthy cooking: April 8 - June 10
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Community Grants

Community grants are now available.
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Visit the Kentish Visitor Information Centre to book Cradle Mountain accommodation or Sheffield accommodation or Wilmot accommodation.

Check out Love in Tasmania, a new song written by locals Des Brown and Robb Tait.