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Bushfire Planning and Design Practitioners

Jun 21, 2023
Under State Planning Policy 3.7 Planning in Bushfire Prone Areas (SPP 3.7), a person seeking to build or develop in a designated bushfire prone area is required to undertake certain bushfire risk management activities as part of the planning and building process.
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Local governments share record $7.5 million to reduce bushfire risk

Jul 19, 2021
A record $7.5 million has been provided to local governments across Western Australia to help reduce bushfire risks in their communities this summer.
Page reviewed 23 August 2023