UOW bush fire research is groundbreaking

Desiree Savage
Updated August 26 2016 - 7:15am, first published 5:30am
EXPERT: UOW research fellow Dr Philip Zylstra has spent a lot of time in the field over the past 12 years researching bushfires, how they behave and how we can manage them better. Picture: Robert Peet
EXPERT: UOW research fellow Dr Philip Zylstra has spent a lot of time in the field over the past 12 years researching bushfires, how they behave and how we can manage them better. Picture: Robert Peet

The way emergency services deal with Australian bushfires could be tipped on its head after new research potentially discredits hazard reduction burns.

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Desiree Savage

Desiree Savage

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