Fires burning in Qld’s Arcadia Valley. Source: Rowan Peart
A QUEENSLAND producer is calling for some “small changes that would make a big difference” in the management of fires, asking authorities to allow for wider breaks along fence lines and loosening the rules on backburning.
Rowan Peart and his wife Maddie run two properties – one in the Arcadia Valley in Central Qld and one near Moonie in Southern Qld.
While both properties avoided the fires seen in recent months, Mr Peart said he had experienced many of the issues previously raised about bureaucracy and fear of…
