Concerns raised about changes to CFS powers during harvest

Alisha Fogden
Updated December 5 2018 - 12:34pm, first published 11:45am
NEW POWERS: The government is proposing to give CFS members greater powers to direct growers when to stop harvesting on hot days to reduce the fire risk.
NEW POWERS: The government is proposing to give CFS members greater powers to direct growers when to stop harvesting on hot days to reduce the fire risk.

BACKLASH over proposed changes to the Fire and Emergency Services Act 2005, including CFS powers at harvest time, has prompted the set up of a Select Committee to “work to a solution”.

Alisha Fogden

Alisha Fogden

senior journalist, cropping editor at Stock Journal

Journalist at Australian Community Media newspapers since 2007.

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