On Tuesday 21st July I deputised for president Stan and attended a meeting at the GNP office in Halls Gap. This was a follow-up meeting that was held in Dunkeld on the 9th June 09, which Stan and I attended regarding "Prescribed Burns".
The speakers were Graham Parkes, Jill Read and Glenn Rudolph from GNP and Mark Corr – acting District Fire Manager DSE (while Geoff Evans is on leave). A map prepared by Ballarat University titled "Biophysical Units Within the Greater Grampians Landscape Management Unit" was presented and was the cause of much discussion but with no conclusions.
Another meeting is planned for October 09.
In a final comment Graham Parks pointed out that Halls Gap was saved by a prescribed burn in the Mt Lubra Fire of 2006.
Ewen C Johnson