This post continues from my previous regarding my PhD research and associated fieldwork in Tasmania where I'm looking at bushfire
preparation and the potential role of volunteered geographic information. As I'm travelling around the state talking with residents in local communities and
distributing questionnaires, I'm gaining a lot of insight into many issues
around bushfire management and the use of various technologies, and I’ll post
about some of these in the future when I've begun collating results. In doing this I've been lucky to spend time in some beautiful Australian places and the
purpose of this post is to share some more pictures from my journey around the
state so far.
Coles Bay - Freycinet National Park is one of Tasmania’s most rugged and
most beautiful coastal regions, and Wineglass Bay is a key feature.
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Bicheno - Residents of this coastal town will remember fires
in the area as recent as January 2013.
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St Helens – This is a place with high bushfire risk in the
hilly areas that back onto the bush which look over the main town surrounding Georges Bay.
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St Helens - Binalong Bay beach is a truly gorgeous spot
with clean white sands and paradise blue waters.
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Stieglitz – This boat ramp and adjacent cleared area constitutes a Nearby Safer Place (NSP) in the community. NSPs are outlined in the Tasmania Fire ServiceCommunity Protection Plans and are suggested places of last resort that may be ‘safer’ to be during a bushfire event rather than staying at one’s home. Of course the only real ‘safe’ option would be to be prepared and leave the area early well in advance of the fire arriving, but that may not always be the case and thus NSPs are important. |
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