20 Boroondara homeowners told to clean up before bushfire season
Homeowners in Melbourne’s leafy inner east have been told to clean up overgrown vegetation as bushfires rage across the country and further high temperatures are expected.
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Boroondara Council has issued 20 clean-up notices to properties deemed a fire hazard as deadly bushfires rage across the country.
Homeowners were told they had a fortnight to clean up their act.
Notices were issued to properties with overgrown grass, vegetation and other materials.
Boroondara city planning acting director Simon Mitchell said properties that posed an immediate danger were given less time to comply.
Those who failed to adhere to the order could face a $500 fine and prosecution through court, while in some cases the council may also step-in to clean up a property at the landowner’s expense, he said.
“Our program is designed to remove hazards which could endanger both occupants of non-compliant properties and neighbouring properties,” he said.
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Millions of hectares of land across Australia has been decimated by out of control fires and towns have been completely razed.
The human death toll, currently at 26, continues to rise and more than one billion wildlife and livestock are estimated to have been killed.