Department of Scorched Earth
From time to time I think I might try and keep track of the activities of the Department of Scorched Earth - otherwise known as the Department of Sustainability and Environment. That is while I'm not being deployed to go and protect farms from escaped fuel-reduction burns...
The Age (10th November 2009): Fires raging as Victoria continues to swelter
http://www.theage.com.au/national/fires-raging-as-victoria-continues-to-swelter-20091110-i5xo.html
Who would have thought things could go wrong when lighting fires from planes because the area involved has unexploded ordinance littered about the place?
