AN emergency warning is in place for the fires that are spreading quickly in a south-easterly direction towards Bredbo and Michelago, which have started as a result of the Orroral Valley fire in the ACT.
The NSW Rural Fire Service is warning of an immediate threat to properties and lives in the areas of Colinton, Michelago and Bredbo, to Canberra’s south, as conditions deteriorate.
The RFS says it is too late to leave for people in the area of Colinton, Michelago and Bredbo and that they should seek shelter as the Clear Range Fire approaches.
“Protect yourself from the heat of the fire by sheltering in a solid structure,” it says.
“If you are away from the area, you will not be able to return. The Monaro Highway is closed.”
Firefighters and aircraft are working to slow the spread of these fires where possible.
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![Canberra’s woodchopping association – the Hall and District Axemen’s Club – is rebranding to Capital Country Woodchopping.
“We didn’t want to be exclusively a Canberra association and we deliberately left any gender-specific wording out in the new name,” says president Cheyanne Girvan, 32.
“We also went a different [way] to other associations under NSW by not including ‘association’ in our name.”
Four years ago the Hall and District Axemen’s club’s membership was 25.
Cheyanne says this name change will give the club the versatility to grow into other areas and on to greater things.
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