Fires
Marathon bushfire: Police call for inquiry
Kim Hames
An internal police report recommended an inquiry into last year’s “Racing the Planet” marathon at El Questro.
The report found the event, in which two women were badly burned, placed undue stress on local health and emergency services and and inquiry needed to be made into the organisers and their management.
This appear to contradict Minister Kim Hames’ statement that there is “no avenue” to hold an inquiry.
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Broome: Fire at Aboriginal Family Law
A fire broke out behind the Aboriginal Family Law office in Broome this morning.
Staff, and residents of the flats above, were evacuated.
The West Australian [read this story]
‘Racing the Planet’ bushire victims talk on phone
Marathon runners Turia Pitt and Kate Sanderson spoke on the phone for the first time recently.
Both were badly injured by a bushfire that trapped them as the ran the “Racing the Planet” marathon at El Questro last year.
Fitzroy Crossing: Arson accused fails to front court
The ABC says a man accused of deliberately lighting a fire failed to turn up at court on Wednesday.
An arrest warrant has been issued for Kenneth Cherel, 33, who is accused of lighting a fire near Muludja community that burned large areas of Go Go Station.
Marathon bushfire: Funding unlikely to continue
Tourism minister Kim Hames said he doubted whether the government would fund the Kimberley ultramarathon again.
He said the government had no power to investigate the incident in which four people were badly burned after being trapped in a bushfire.
There is a profile of three of the St John Ambulance volunteers who rescued the runners in this morning’s West.
They all received bravery medals yesterday.
The West Australian [read this story]
Marathon bushfire: Governor presents bravery awards
The Governor presented six bravery awards yesterday to people who rescued marathon runners stranded in a bushfire.
The recipients were Nathan Summers, Paul Cripps, Sarel de Koker, Bonny Rugendyke, Leigh Sonnemann and Angela Hales.
Marathon bushfire: Runner renews call for inquiry
One of the two women badly injured in the Kimberley Ultramarathon wants the government to hold an inquiry.
Tourism Minister Kim Hames is quoted as saying the state government has no juristiction over the “Racing the Planet” organisation, which stage the event, because it is Hong-Kong based.
NT News [read this story]
Software to help forecast bushfires
Scientists have developed new computer software to help predict the direction taken by a bushfire.
Science Network [read this story]
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