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Hobart

Sparking Conversations, Igniting Action is a community bushfire resilience project working closely with 12 small neighbourhood groups across Clarence, Glenorchy, Hobart and Kingborough.

In Hobart, our team will be working in Lenah Valley, South Hobart and Mount Nelson. Each of these neighbourhoods is characterised by a different bushfire risk profile and the mix of people who call it home.

Within each neighbourhood our team will work with up to 200 households to explore ways of better preparing for bushfire.

Our team will also be hosting community events, like forums and workshops, to create and strengthen community connections that help to build resilience to bushfire.

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Hobart Neighbourhood Characteristics

Lenah Valley

Profile: Bushland-urban interface.
Bushfire risks: Limited escape routes and heavy bushland surrounding the suburb puts this neighbourhood at risk from ember attack and direct flame fronts.

Mount Nelson

Profile: A bushland suburb on the outskirts of Hobart.
Bushfire risks: Heightened bushfire risk from direct flame attack and ember attack. The tall trees, narrow roads and limited exit routes make this neighbourhood particularly vulnerable to bushfire.

South Hobart

Profile: Bushland-urban interface.
Bushfire risks: This community is at particular risk from bushfire coming from the northwest. Direct flame fronts, ember attack and a single vehicle entry point put this neighbourhood at heightened bushfire risk.

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If you wish to become more involved in this project by helping to organise an event or by providing a venue for a street or neighbourhood meeting, please contact us.

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Resources

The safety of yourself and your loved ones is the most important thing to think about in the event of a bushfire.

 

The following resources will provide you with information that will help you to stay safe in a bushfire.

 

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Preparing for bushfire involves more than your physical preparations around the house and garden. It also includes having a bushfire plan that can be enacted on days when the fire danger rating in your area is extreme or catastrophic, or in the event of a bushfire.

 

The following resources will help you think about and write your bushfire plan.

 

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Bushfires can be scary, but learning about basic fire science can help you understand its behaviour and how to prepare.

The following resources will help you learn about bushfires, how they start and spread, and how they impact homes and neighbourhoods.

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There are a number of ways that bushfire can damage or destroy houses. The most common is from embers landing on or near flammable materials around the house and garden and igniting spot fires. Direct flame contact from a bushfire can also ignite a house, while the heat created from a bushfire can ignite surfaces without direct flame contact or embers, and can damage parts of the house making them vulnerable to embers.  

The following resources will help guide your thinking about modifications you can make to your house to prepare it for bushfire.

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*Note that even well-prepared homes can be destroyed by a bushfire. Survival must be your main priority. Leaving early will always be the safest option.

In many cases of house loss from bushfire, embers ignite vegetation in the garden which then spreads fire to the home. That’s why maintenance and garden design, particularly in the immediate vicinity of the home, can increase the chances of your house surviving a bushfire. This doesn’t mean clearing all of the vegetation around the home. There are ways to adapt your garden to make it more resilient to bushfire without losing the things you love most about it.  

 

Check out the following resources for ideas on how to prepare your garden for bushfire:

 

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