Concerns in relation to bushfire preparedness across SE Australia for the 2025/ 26 season and ongoing seasons

Every bushfire season, the South East (SE) Australia braces for the flames, and every year, the cycle of destruction, inquiry, and limited reform and learning repeat. Yet despite decades of royal commissions, policy papers, firefighter and community warnings, the fundamental question remains unanswered: is SE Australia truly prepared for the bushfires of 2025/26 and beyond?

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The full review document is included here.

Many concern areas in relation to bushfire preparedness in SE Australia

Detail is provided in the review in relation to the concerns in relation to the extent of preparedness across SE Australia, including 11 preparedness concern areas. Key concern areas are outlined below.

Sound fuel mitigation and fuel loads, a big missing piece of the bushfire preparedness picture in SE Australia

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Inadequate bushfire preparedness for community safety

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Inadequate bushfire preparedness for firefighter safety

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Focus on bushfire suppression at the expense of bushfire mitigation

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