Video Stories

Rocky Arm, The House That Burned

The importance of community and why a house was lost in a bushfire that should have been saved.

Protecting Your Home

Belinda Kenny focus in on the ground cover recovery 12 months after a successful Cool Burn

The Night I Nearly Lost The House

Tony thought he could call his neighbours to help defend his house. Until the fire burnt the phone line

Repairing Head Cuts

The record flood in 2020 cause serious Head Cuts in the South Arm of Yango Creek.

Ian Recounts Fires

Ian remembers the three days and two nights battling Little L and Gospers Mtn Fire Complex

Bird Song at Dawn

Marashell Wauchope worked on the 2020 AWC survey and returns to see and hear the changes in the forest.

Protecting Your Home

Fire Ecologist Dr Belinda Kenny discusses APZs and how to monitor their vegitation.

Reduce the fire risk

Understanding the fire risks in the forest and knowing what to burn and what not to for a healthy ecology.

Cool Burning

Don’t burn it up, burn down.
The easy way to remove fuel & reinvigorate the ground vegitation

Essential Bushfire Equipment

Suggested tools for fighting bushfires and protecting assets in rural communities

Refuge Tunnels

Angela Rana experimented with artificial refuges as part of the AWC Post Bushfire survey in 2021.

Creek Bank Repairs

Steve describes Hayden Simmons’ earthwork repairing creek banks damaged in the floods.

Helicopter Landing Sites

Helicopter Landing Sites (HLS) can save lives in an emergency.

Jake Cassar Talk Koalas

Wildlife expert Jake Cassar talks about the quest to track down the elusive furry friends

Incorporation Provided Opportunity

Incorporating a not-for-profit empowered our community and facilitated a self managed grant.

Artificial Hollows

Using the newly developed Hollow Hog tool to create artificial hollows in trees for hollow-dependant fauna

UHF Radio Communication

UHF Handheld radios save lives and enable communication in an emergency

Road Signs

Inexpensive signs save time, save lives. Doug shares his tips for easy to make reflective property numbers.

Building Back the Creek

The team from HLLS & Soil Con describe the work on Upper Yango Creek to restore the head cuts.