What About Bushfires?

Julie Currie from Macquarie Park Arabians at The Oaks in NSW wrote to the Blog with concern regarding what to do in the advent of bushfire, given that she was at the time engulfed in a smoke haze. Julie has 13 horses on the property, which is in the Red Zone and movement is not permitted. Julie rang the DPI but could not get through.

Horse Deals assured Julie that we would make every effort to get through to the NSW DPI and ask what the protocol was given a bushfire. We rang the DPI number published in the current edition of Horse Deals at about 11am this morning and after a short wait of about seven minutes, we were third caller in line, we got through.

“In the event of a bushfire, logic prevails in sustaining life. You move the horses and get out of there. Ideally move as little distance as possible and if you are in a Red Zone, Purple Zone etc., try and stay in that Zone. When you have reached safety you must then apply retrospectively for a permit to move from the Rural Lands Protection Board. www.rlpb.org.au