His main task is the stock assessments of western rock lobster, deep sea crabs and southern crustacean fisheries.  

 

 

Our Honorary Member Dr Chris Back is very well credentialed to talk about bushfires - what the Americans call wildfires. Chris was invited to become the CEO of the WA Bushfires Board after many years as Chief Quokka on Rotto.  He had a big job to do.  The Bushfires Board was in disarray, their hundreds of volunteers had lost confidence in their Board and strongly felt that outside of their local community, no-one one cared about them or the job they volunteered to do to protect the properties in their shire.  They even joked about how the Board responded to major bushfires - the DEAD process.

 

D = Disaster

E = Enquiry into the Disaster

A = Apathy, no-one did anything about the enquiry recommendations

D = yet another Disaster

 

Chris and several others well credentialed citizens formalised the current prescribed burning plan that now exists in WA, but not in some other states like Victoria.

 

This graph tells the story - comparing bushfires in Victoria (red triangles) and WA (blue dots) according to the amount of prescribed burning that was carried out before the bush dried out after the winter rain.

 

 

 

I have had 3 requests for support at Rotary events/activities coming up in the next couple of months, as mentioned at our last meeting.

 

 

1 Hyde Park Festival is being held on the Sunday and Monday 2nd/3rd March and Warrick Smith has asked if AxR can support with some of our project infrastructure… Ute and trailer, large and small marquees, trestles and chairs and the delivery, erection and pull down, on the Saturday and later Monday.

Warrick is planning for a significant and major upgrade for Rotary Mental Health at the event, with speakers and opportunities for the public to engage with this initiative.

 

It would need 3, preferably 4 to support this request. 

I’m in, who else can help?

 

2. Warrick is also is seeking AxR support to join as project co-ordinators for the GIVE A FEED Christmas Hamper appeal, which we already commit to in terms of hamper packing and donations.

 

He is planning to elevate the Rotary role in this project by seeking more community and corporate support, with more Hampers for delivery as a result.

 

He has offered to address AxR as a speaker in the not too distant future and I think we should be prepared to support the request.

 

3. Open Day at Capital Radio set down for Sunday, 30th March.

David Barton, our Rotary Community Leader, our local Rotary Clubs, along with the City of Melville and Capital Radio, are planning a special community promo day to help boost the interest in local community radio. 

Request is for AxR to support the day, be available for Rotary interviews and supply our BBQ trailer for the crowd expected to attend.

More info to follow on this but again, it makes sense to be part of the open day.

Capital Radio have been great supporters of AxR and the JacFest over many years.

 

It is the weekend of the Margaret River District Conference.

 

All for now….

 

Kenn.

 

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