Published on December 4, 2010 by Technology Slice
Flooding To Cost Billions – Federal Attorney-General Robert McClelland gave his estimates, based on last year’s costs, in Sydney today. “We don’t know what the bill will be at this stage, but floods tend to cause even more loss than bushfires, so the bill could be quite substantial,” Mr McClelland said. “Just by way of [...]
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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.
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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 April 6, 2010 by Technology Slice
Black Saturday Survivor Mauled By Wombat – A man is recovering in hospital after he was mauled by a wombat at Flowerdale, north-east of Melbourne. Paramedic Robert Gill said Bruce Kringle, 60, was a survivor of the Black Saturday bushfires and was living in a caravan while he built a new home. Mr Gill said [...]
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