tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32646270.post7198123073125217121..comments2024-01-28T19:45:49.757+13:00Comments on <img src="https://i.imgur.com/96UqJAN.jpg"> Australian Politics: jonjayrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13363092874281160320noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32646270.post-37324038374221403022016-12-24T14:26:59.293+13:002016-12-24T14:26:59.293+13:00Yet another year when Tasmania still does not have...Yet another year when Tasmania still does not have a dedicated fire-fighting aircraft. Not one. Surrounded by sea, quiet, calm bays everywhere, lakes abounding and some huge, wide estuaries, we have almost no amphibious planes in the entire state. Vast areas of 'tinder' are locked up by Greenies and coward governments, and no roads enable access when the inevitable fires break out. Tasmania loses tens of millions of dollars in fire damage every year. A few dedicated amphiious planes, sourcing scooped-up water from lakes, bays and the sea would pay for themselves in savings, stop the spread of wild-fires, respond withing hours rather than after three or four days of increasing angst and despair followed by anger. Amfortashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07474382097575605017noreply@blogger.com