As swathes of lush green growth envelop the bush capital, one of the region's foremost bushfire experts has warned of complacency around preparedness for the hot, dry seasons ahead which again will inevitably place the ACT under fire threat.
A strong advocate of the prescribed burning of bushland to avert the coming fire threat, Dr Tony Bartlett, a former member of the ACT Bushfire Council, has urged a discussion of Canberra's bushfire readiness be reconvened while the current wet spring season provides a "window of opportunity" to prepare for the summers ahead.
