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Monday, June 20, 2016 • Issue 003
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Belting out the hits
PROUDLY INDEPENDENT
B U S I N E S S T I PS Advice, tips and profiles on the best local businesses p.18-19
Preparing for the worst Premier visits Warrimoo to launch new bushfire safety program ERIN MAMO
Braithwaite has no plans to stop performing p.22
More care available p.14 TV CHATTER All the latest news and gossip from the world of television p.22
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chool kids will be better prepared in a bushfire emergency thanks to Premier Mike Baird, who visited Warrimoo Public School last Tuesday to launch a new NSW Rural Fire Service program. Mr Baird, along with the Minister for Emergency Services David Elliott and NSW RFS Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons, visited the school to watch volunteers teach the program to students for the first time. “Unfortunately we are all familiar with the devastation a bushfire can cause and it’s important that communities have a plan and know exactly what they will do,” Mr Baird said. “We know the bushfires will come and what we need to do is be prepared for them.” By having a comprehensive educational bushfire safety program across primary schools, more communities will gain an understanding of their bushfire risk and know what they have to do to be prepared. As part of the three-step program which has been 18 months in the making, students will learn the information, practice in scenario-based exercises and share their knowledge with family and friends. Many RFS brigades are already working with their local school community, so the NSW RFS Guide to Working with School Communities program will support those relationships with a structured learning plan aligned with the curriculum, and encourage other schools to introduce the lessons into the classroom. Story continues on » p. 14
NSW Premier Mike Baird meeting with Warrimoo Public School students. Photo: Melinda Jane
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