‘We have to buy them chainsaws’: Crisp talked down ADF days before requesting 120 troops

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A fire brigade captain in the Dandenong Ranges hit out at the government’s immediate response to the storms, the cost of which has now reached $160 million and is likely to rise even further | bpreiss paulsakkal

To illustrate the quandary, Mr Robinson said local CFA crews were being assigned jobs requiring them to move from one location to another, rather than sequencing the jobs to ensure the next one assigned was the closest and required the least traversing of blocked streets.

She said insurance assessors had already visited her property and a structural engineer was coming to inspect her house.Tarpaulins are now covering the part of the roof that was smashed in by a massive tree and the floor beneath the carpet appears to be dry.Meanwhile, EnergyAustralia reported that works were continuing to seal cracks at the Yallourn coal mine after heavy rain did serious damage to its walls.

“So far we have been able to secure modest amounts of coal by selectively mining parts of our fields where it was safe to do so and within areas away from the area of concern,” she said.Andre Haermeyer, emergency services minister in the Bracks government, said consideration should be given to a specialist agency that worked to counter the impact of natural disasters on essential services, including power, gas, telecommunications and water.

 

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