Published on July 18, 2010 by Technology Slice
Christine Nixon Has Been Hospitalised – The departing head of Victoria’s bushfire reconstruction authority was taken to hospital in the early hours of Sunday morning with a non-life threatening illness. She is expected to undergo surgery on Monday. It’s believed Ms Nixon’s concerned husband called an ambulance when she fell ill during the night.
Tags: ambulance, bushfire, Bushfires, Caps, Chief Commissioner, Christine Nixon, Disaster, Federal Election, Haircut, Hospital Admission, job, Memoirs, Ms Nixon, Police Chief, Reconstruction, Spokeswoman, Sunday Morning, Tenure, Victoria Police
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Published on April 8, 2010 by Technology Slice
Nixon Finally Apologizes For Going Out To Dinner – Former Victorian police chief Christine Nixon has apologised for going out to dinner on Black Saturday, saying in hindsight she might have done things differently. Ms Nixon, now the head of the Victorian Bushfire Reconstruction and Recovery Authority (VBRRA), has been under intense pressure since it [...]
Tags: bushfire, Christine Nixon, Coordination Centre, Decisions, Fires, Hindsight, Intense Pressure, Melbourne Hotel, Melbourne Newspapers, Ms Nixon, Police Chief, Reconstruction, Spelling, Victorian Police
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Published on April 7, 2010 by Technology Slice
Christine Nixon Went Out For Dinner On Black Saturday – Premier John Brumby has thrown his support behind embattled former police chief Christine Nixon, who is facing calls for her resignation after it was revealed she went out to dinner during the worst hours of the Black Saturday bushfires. Ms Nixon left emergency headquarters at [...]
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Published on August 18, 2009 by Technology Slice
Country Fire Authority head Russell Rees says he has never considered resigning, despite a damning report highlighting shortcomings in the CFA’s leadership during the deadly Black Saturday firestorms. Yesterday’s interim report from the Bushfires Royal Commission found that Mr Rees “did not become actively involved in operational issues, even when the disastrous consequences of the [...]
Tags: bushfire, cfa, fire fighter
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Published on August 17, 2009 by Technology Slice
Fire warnings and Victoria’s stay and go policy should be overhauled to ensure the tragedy of Black Saturday is never repeated, the royal commission into the fires has recommended. The Bushfires Royal Commission in its interim report on Australia’s worst natural disaster has recommended a remodelling of the stay and go policy, clearer and more [...]
Tags: bush fire, bushfire, warning
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