What does a “properly defended” house look like?

Is it a bunker in a hill? A mop and bucket at every corner? Do you just need a hose and access to a tap?

Across Australia during the bushfire season, a repeated message is that people should only stay if they’re prepared to fight the fires, but as a bushfire approaches, even those who are most prepared, often have to make a difficult decision.

The Gippsland Emergency Relief Fund directly helps people in the Victorian region: more information: www.gerf.org.au/ 

Guests: 
Peter and Jenny Cadby
Amy Fisher
Kevin Perry 
Charmaine Sellings

Credits:
Producer: Anne Wall
Executive Producer and Sound Design: Sarah Mashman
Production Management Team: Vicky Rouse and Abe Killian
Engineering: Tegan Nichols
Script Consultation: Zoe Ferguson
Theme: Oliver Beard

This podcast has been brought to you by the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia, and is supported by The Judith Neilson Institute for Journalism and Ideas and The Paul Ramsay Foundation

What does a &ldquo;properly defended&rdquo; house look like?
Is it a bunker in a hill? A mop and bucket at every corner? Do you just need a hose and access to a tap?
Across Australia during the bushfire season, a repeated message is that people should only stay if they&rsquo;re prepared to fight the fires, but as a bushfire approaches, even those who are most prepared, often have to make a difficult decision.
The Gippsland Emergency Relief Fund directly helps people in the Victorian region: more information: <a href="https://www.gerf.org.au/">www.gerf.org.au/</a>&nbsp;
Guests:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>Peter and Jenny Cadby</li>
<li>Amy Fisher</li>
<li>Kevin Perry&nbsp;</li>
<li>Charmaine Sellings</li>
</ul>
Credits:
<ul>
<li>Producer: Anne Wall</li>
<li>Executive Producer and Sound Design: Sarah Mashman</li>
<li>Production Management Team: Vicky Rouse and Abe Killian</li>
<li>Engineering: Tegan Nichols</li>
<li>Script Consultation: Zoe Ferguson</li>
<li>Theme: Oliver Beard</li>
</ul>
This podcast has been brought to you by the <a href="https://www.cbaa.org.au/">Community Broadcasting Association of Australia</a>, and is supported by <a href="https://jninstitute.org/">The Judith Neilson Institute for Journalism and Ideas</a> and <a href="https://paulramsayfoundation.org.au/">The Paul Ramsay Foundation</a>

In 2020, the first series of From the Embers premiered, focusing on communities across Australia who had faced fire and smoke and homes destroyed in what was one of the most difficult summers has ever seen, the 2019-20 bushfire season.

In 2022, From the Embers 2: Phoenix returns to several places featured in the first series, including Mallacoota, Kangaroo Island, and the forests of the Far north of New South Wales to explore how communities are recovering from the fires and the issues that stem from trauma and isolation, coupled with the strength gained when so much is lost.

This series will also visit new communities who are recovering from floods and seemingly never ending COVID lockdowns.

Created in partnership with community radio stations, and the generous support of the Judith Neilson Institute for Journalism and Ideas, Paul Ramsay Foundation, The Minderoo Foundation Fire and Flood Resilience Initiative, and the Monash University's Fire To Flourish program.

In 2020, the first series of From the Embers premiered, focusing on communities across Australia who had faced fire and smoke and homes destroyed in what was one of the most difficult summers has ever seen, the 2019-20 bushfire season.
In 2022, From the Embers 2: Phoenix returns to several places featured in the first series, including Mallacoota, Kangaroo Island, and the forests of the Far north of New South Wales to explore how communities are recovering from the fires and the issues that stem from trauma and isolation, coupled with the strength gained when so much is lost.
This series will also visit new communities who are recovering from floods and seemingly never ending COVID lockdowns.
Created in partnership with community radio stations, and the generous support of <a href="https://jninstitute.org/">the Judith Neilson Institute for Journalism and Ideas</a>, <a href="https://paulramsayfoundation.org.au/">Paul Ramsay Foundation</a>, <a href="https://www.minderoo.org/fire-and-flood-resilience/">The Minderoo Foundation Fire and Flood Resilience Initiative</a>, and the <a href="https://www.monash.edu/msdi/initiatives/fire-to-flourish">Monash University's Fire To Flourish program</a>.

Visit the very heart of nine communities affected by the recent Australian bushfire crisis.

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