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  • Bushfire Risk in Mining, Industrial and Energy

    Bushfire risk in mining environments is not a question of if — but when, and how people, infrastructure, operations and stakeholder expectations will be…

  • Western Australia gets new bushfire policy and map (Nov 2024)

    News story from the Government of WA Website (2024) The State Government has finalised State Planning Policy 3.7 – Bushfire, and the associated Planning…

  • New State Planning Policy 3.7 – Bushfire – (Sept 2024)

    The new State Planning Policy 3.7 Bushfire has been published on 24 September 2024 and will be operational from 18 November 2024, along with…

  • Bushfire Prone Planning in the Kimberley (Level 3 Works – July 2023)

    Our Team has just returned from a week working with the Wunambal Gaambera Aboriginal Corporation and Architect Stephen Vigilante in the far north Kimberley…

  • Rural Fire Service in Western Australia

    The State Government has announced the creation of a dedicated Rural Fire Division within the Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES). It will…

  • Short Stay Accommodation (Vulnerable Land Use) in Bushfire Prone Areas (Air BnB)

    Thinking of registering your home as Short Stay Accommodation or Air BnB in a Bushfire Prone Area? Contact Bushfire Prone Planning to discuss your requirements…

  • Updated Map of Bush Fire Prone Areas (May 2017)

    The latest Map of Bush Fire Prone Areas released 31st May 2017, updating the areas of Western Australia where bushfire risk may need to…

  • Bushfire Prone Planning Senior Bushfire Consultant attends the University of Melbourne’s Bushfire & Climate course

    Senior Bushfire Consultant Alex Aitken, attended the short course ‘Bushfire & Climate’ held last month at the University of Melbourne in Creswick at their Victorian…

  • BPP staff attend FPA Australia BPAD Level 2 and Level 3 Workshop (19th May)

    The Western Australian Government has announced that Fire Protection Association Australia is now recognised as a Level 1, 2 and 3 accrediting body for…