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I cannot imagine what these people have gone through with the bushfires, watching the news and seeing pictures on the net really breaks my heart.
I can't type out here on a public forum what I think of the arsonists, looters and the scum who have started up fake charities. However, I am such a proud Australian to see everyone coming together to help those in this tragedy.
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I’m growing tired of many news networks, who in my opinion, seem to be cashing in on the grief of those affected for commercial gain. The 5 o’clock news, live from the command post. The six o’clock news live, ACA, TT etc, live from the affected areas. What’s bloody next, Australia’s funniest home videos, live from the disaster area? I’m well aware of having a media presence in the area, but why do these networks feel the need to have shows broadcast from there instead of having live crosses to reporters on site? This is not the time for “in your face” journalism. I do not need to see the face of a man who’s just discovered that his wife and children have perished to understand the pain he feels. End rant.
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Join Date: Nov 2005
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CAR maker GM Holden will provide 300 vehicles to help victims of the Victoria fires
The company said the loan vehicles would be provided to people in need for a period of between three and 12 months. A spokesman said Holden was currently working with the Victorian Government to determine how the cars would be allocated and distributed. Holden had previously pledged a cash donation to the Red Cross bushfires appeal of $US100,000 ($152,340) through the GM Foundation. The company said Holden dealers around the country had also raised $193,982. http://www.news.com.au/business/stor...-31037,00.html |
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Full noise i think your statement is a little over the top, ppl from other state want to know whats happening and you'll find most ppl interveiwed want to tell there story, this is big news not only here in Oz but right around the world, but i will agree with you i dont think they should be in towns that have been wiped out, staging sites and the tent city's is fair though but i respect your opinion as i hope you will mine,
Anyway was just watching TT and saw the new weapon in fighting bushfires from the States, it makes the Choppers (Elvis) look out of date and minuute (6000ltr's) It's the 747 water bomber with a massive 90000ltr's hold, it comes from the makers of Air Force 1 and the Jumbo piggyback for the Space Shuttle, the Vic and NSW Gov have already made enquires about it and they say one should be ready for next years fire season, they have one built aready and is under going tests, man this thing looks awesome dumping that much water, it can dump a full load all at once or in stages, just a pity it was not ready for this deadly season, i just hope the ppl when caught (if indeed it was all set by fire bugs) never get to see the light of day again and should be made to dig every single grave by hand
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I will stick up for the media a little ...... yes they are a pain in the way they come across sometimes, pushing there way into peoples lives ..... but, without the reports from the radio, print and TV, they have done a damn good job in showing how bad, how terrible the plight, how much is required and have done so much in instigating the amount of monies raised and donations required.
Listening to 3AW, taking out the bit of the self importance of some there, I really do beleive they have helped to get things moving, to get people together and help those find others that were misplaced. They have direct contact with those who need things done and those who can get things done! 3AW and ABC radio have really helped the cause in a big way and without it ..... it would be just a news story ..... it would be very quickly out of peoples minds .... except for those that directly effected. | [/url] |
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I guess I can fly off the handle sometimes. I do agree that 3AW have been doing a great job in helping out. It’s more the “I’m the media, let me in” types that grind my gears, like the two people from Channel 9 that the police kindly escorted away from their crime scene.
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335 - STILL THE BOSS ...
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![]() Just for those who dont see the Knight cartoons from the Herald Sun, he manages to put across the way things are just so well. Link: http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/ ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() And of course I had to add this one ...... ![]() ![]() | [/url] |
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haha... yes Knight's cartoons are a classic! He seems to get the funniest caricature of the pollies too
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Full noise you weren't flying of the handle just voicing an opinion, we all know that the media can be in your face at the wrong times, look i'm a hard nut to crack but seeing this on tele iv'e even had welling up in the eyes listernng to ppl's escapes and there loses, i just come to grips that this type of thing can happen by ppl in our communities that set fires and put Ozzie families lives at risk, the worst is yet to come when the funerals all start.
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yup he has always been good
i like the first one
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I dont know if this has been posted already. But some 15 year old kid started a fire on the yarra river in ivanhoe east at 1600 today. I dont know what is going through his head, but at that age I definately knew right from wrong.
Also on a side note I thought I'd share a really disapointing experience I had. On monday I went to volunteer and donate my time as a sparky to hook up generators which they needed people to do and had no one. I went and spoke to the bloke looking for people but he knocked me back because I wasnt in the ETU! I was outraged and any chance the ETU ever had of me joining up is now gone and I will make sure none of my friends join, It's not like I was stealing their work.
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Well the Channel 9 Tele-thon has helped put the total donations well over $75 million and the donations coming through from people are amazing, most of them big ones, for once in a long time I truly feel proud to be Australian.
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The main thing is that you tried to help and many people, myself included, look up to you for that. I’m sure that Penny and Mel would also be very proud of you.
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Close friend of ours lives in Kinglake, he was very lucky as he was staying at his girlfriends place. He was able to go back to K.L yesterday after his Tuesday effort, the CFA wouldn't let him in. He found his house still standing with the fire just reaching the back fence. Very Very Lucky
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Up in qld Ergon energy have to hire a sparky to change a light bulb! Probably 10secs work for a 1-2 minimum callout charge! I'm going to sort something out with some local suppliers to design and implement some more fire-freindly gardens once people start rebuilding again, to help out. Those concrete block fireproof rooms/bunkers could be an idea too. On another note I had a guy who's house burnt down say the paving we did was the only thing left! He was in good spirits for a person who's neighbours all perished on Bald Spur Rd |
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I'm guessing ETU is a union of some sort?
You would think being volunteer work it wouldn't matter.
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Nationwide, Telstra employee's have donated over $550,000 so far with Telstra adding another $750,000...great effort everyone!
I feel proud to have helped setup 50 phone lines for the Telethon room today.
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The ETU actually stopped production at BHP 50 times in one year. I've had to deal with them and will cause all sorts of troubles if they don't get they're way even when they're wrong. Anyway, did they get that Ivanhoe fire under control? Also the Healsville seem to be lacking in a lot of supplies (the other basis seem to be pretty good) and they are trying to service the worst effected area's.
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know one has mentioned that the ETU and there members are on the ground helping with the relief effort,just rubbished them??
Any news on the amount raised on ch 9 last night? I heard around 20million?
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It was around $25 mil.
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I'm not rubbishing their members mate, I just dont like the fact that I cant help because I'm not in the ETU. I'm just as good a sparky as anyone in the union, and the fact that I cant help because I dont pay 500 odd dollars a year is rubbish.
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http://au.video.yahoo.com/network/10...6886&l=3964878
Not sure if this link was put up earlier, but it shows a bloke who ran down the street to save his beloved Valiant AP6. 'His wife is not happy!!' |
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Join Date: Nov 2005
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I guess there won't be many 39 years olds from Churchill so somebody here may know who this is.
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the man accused of lighting the Churchill fires has also been charged with processing child pornography. if he is guilty lets hope they lay on the maximum penalty
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We had a raffle today at work for the Fire Appeal, up for the raffle prize was a HD vid camera (donated). The tickets were selling like hotcakes. Spent $20 to a great cause. Each book collected about $166, must of been over 6 books sold already. Last edited by Spanrz; 13-02-2009 at 06:50 PM. |
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I was up in the bushfire area from Whittlesea to Kinglake today, i was carting asphalt from Montrose for Vic Roads on the Yea Whittlesea Rd.
We had to get registered yesterday, and Boral asked us if we were "able to cope" with some distressing scenes before we were allowed to go up there. I came in from the Whittlesea end, and went through 2 road blocks, and started the big climb up towards Humevale, I have been watching on the news like most people, but I wasn't prepared for the TOTAL and UTTER devastation that confronted me. I took some pics, we were working outside what was once a million dollar hobby farm, with big wrought iron gates, sadly two people were killed in the fire. The road from Pheasant Creek to Kinglake is littered with burnt cars, burnt houses and total devastation. Some houses are still standing, sheds are burnt, but houses are not touched, and vice versa. Power poles are totally gone, with just a pile of insulators on the ground, transformers have blown up and covered the main road with oil. Today has left me with images that will stay with me all my life, I cannot imagine what the wonderful CFA crews, Police, SES and the Men and Women on the front line saw.......you all deserve to be called "Heroes", no doubt there will be some very traumatised people after all this has been cleaned up, and some of those people are going to need some counselling to deal with what they saw. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
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We had a huge fund raiser at school today, the VCAL kids had a BBQ and food was cheap and cinnamon donuts were 50 cents each
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I was amazed how fast the fire was coming up the road He didn't have his car insured that's why he had to save it - IDIOT!!!! Gambling his live as he wanted to save a few $100 not paying insurance as he thought it would never happen to him............ If my Charger was in the same situation there would be no chance i would risk my life to go get it like he did - lucky it started in all the heat....... Glad he is alive but what an idiot act.............
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