Should there be laws to stop people living / building in bushfire prone areas?

[donnashuggy]

and surrounding themselves in trees and bushland.

It seems very risky to live in these areas and very risky for the firefighters.

[goo**stew]

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@the_hawk* wrote:

And all those that dont think houses should be build near scub land, ytou do realise even the city center was once bush land and surounded by scrub

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D'uh, but the settlers had no choice but to build into the scrubland.

[ca04]

More people die in the city than in the bush so the bush must be safer?

[jean2579]

voodoo, jimmeh is American and lives in America.

[doublerainbows10]

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@izabsmiling wrote:

I'd say that if Martini votes in Australia she is Australian 

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You don't have to be Australian to vote here

[carls*world]

No, not laws AGAINST building or living in such areas, but much higher standards and requirements for the type of dwellings built, inbuilt safety measures etc.
Maybe to stretch it a bit, a requirement to upgrade existing dwellings over time.

Along with commonsense approaches to alllowing clearing of immediate surrounding land of fuel.

[izabsmiling]

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@doublerainbows10 wrote:

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@izabsmiling wrote:

I'd say that if Martini votes in Australia she is Australian 

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You don't have to be Australian to vote here

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Sorry...either Australian or an eligible British Subject