Eastern Beaches News Inform know grow Volume 1. Issue 2
October 2020
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Funding to beat fires Peregian Beach Digital Hub-based company, Fireball International, will receive $500,000 in Federal Government funding to put towards the roll out of a high tech wildfire monitoring solution in Australia. Federal Member for Wide Bay Llew O’Brien said the company was one of 11 across Australia funded by an Entrepreneurs’ Programme valued at $4.65 million. “Fireball International has developed an Early Wildfire Detection System that can alert emergency services and authorities within minutes of bushfires starting, which will allow rapid response so the fires can be extinguished while they are still small,” Mr O’Brien said. “This system
will reduce significantly both the human and financial cost of wildfires such as those seen in Noosa and on a great scale, across Australia last summer, and could have a significant economic and social benefit not only for Australia but also globally.” Speaking about the technology earlier this year Fireball co-founder Chris Tylor said. “Our analytical abilities include satellites, data-driven deep machine learning software trained to detect and confirm fires, and custom sensors that be installed on towers, allowing us to map fires with unmatched speed and accuracy. We have the system up and running in California and are ready to implement it at home in Australia.”
Eastern Beaches News , October 2020
Where and how to vote this year, p3
Council News with Mayor Clare, p12
Handy hints for the teenage years, p18