Populations on the East Coast of Australia, can only be saved from bush fire hazards by moving them Westward over the divide, and out of danger.
Increasing the building supply on the forested East Coast can never work, if your idea of success is one of less fire damage.

And let’s be further honest on this subject. The problem is Aboriginal control of increasing proportions of these vulnerable forested areas, handed to them as custodians.

They have proved their lack of ability and interest in performing that function time and again.
But that’s racism of course, an accusation which is a two way street i will add, if you insist on the debate. But speaking for myself, I’m over dealing with the self delusion of the cowards and idiot class, which features largely in the article above this today.

The article focussed on bushfire preparedness concerns across SE Australia and raised a series of concerns in relation to bushfire preparedness, we need to increase fire mitigation such as prescribed burning and reduce community and fire fighter risks. As well, fuel loads next to current communities are at very high levels. Another was the focus on suppression at the expense of limited mitigation currently underway. Another was the emergence of dense forest understories following intense bushfires, increasing bushfire risks, another evacuation concerns, as well as fire interval concerns, inadequate access tracks etc.

The article was very broad in identifying preparedness concerns for community, firefighter, economic impact and forest safety factors.

Many of these preparedness concerns I raised are coming out in the press in the last few days, and requests made for volunteers.
And the 2019/ 20 bushfires, the impacts were significant across communities, on fire fighters, on the ecomomy and on the bush itself. Surely we need to learn from those events and optimise bushfire preparedness.

I don’t know if you have had any bushfire experience, but seriously bushfire preparedness and other disasters such as flood disaster preparedness are major issues. Surely, you would not doubt that.

As well, insurance costs are increasing greatly as well considering extent and intensity of bushfires.

I never said anything about building more on the East Coast, not sure where that comes from.

How practical is moving millions of people westward, I suggest not practical nor achievable, noting there are major bushfire hazards west of the ranges as well.

The comments in the bottom of the email are offensive to me and others, I am not going to respond to that.

JOD

What’s offensive about the truth?
Over 60% of the continent is gifted to Aborigines. Shouldn’t you be preaching to them?

Population density has been concentrated predominantly on the Eastern slopes, the total area which is heavily forested.
How is it possible to mitigate effectively and consistently for such a large area.

The current bushfires are burning on the Central Coast of NSW, at and around Gosford.
There is so much bush mingled with housing in and around that area, to make mitigation near impossible.
The section where a dozen homes were incinerated, should have been clear felled in the first place. I know the area well. It’s hard to have sympathy!

The next blaze burning is north of Newcastle, at Bulahdelah .http://www.google.com/search?q=bulahdelah&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-au&client=safari , another area I know well.
Why are there houses built in that forested area in the first place?
So JOB, looking at the picture I’ve presented of the terrain around Bulahdelah alone, what massive job is a back burn in that country. You’re not realistic:
And by the way, huge tracts of that bush land have been handed to Aborigines as custodians of the land.
They want it, they should be forced to look after it. Shutting down water access to farmers is not mitigation.

Unless I had a vested interest such as a fire endangered farm, I wouldn’t be sacrificing my self to save someone from themselves.

…#As well, insurance costs are increasing greatly as well considering extent and intensity of bushfires#…

And that is the way it should work. Buyer beware. It’s called market forces.

…#I never said anything about building more on the East Coast, not sure where that comes from.
How practical is moving millions of people westward#..

No; I’m stating the facts of life: The horse of sense has bolted on this issue.
The original settlers, settled the coastal areas from the mountains down, because of the density and inaccessibility of the country. Maybe your not in touch.