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Leila Shaw
Picture: Fran Henke
Historian dies at 88
On track: A planned burn along the Bunurong Track was aimed at giving Arthurs Seat protection from bushfires. Pictures: Yanni
Seat burned for future protection A PLANNED burn on the slopes of Arthurs Seat two Sundays ago was designed to lessen the intensity of any future bushfire in the area. “The major benefit of the operation is that should a bushfire occur in the area in the future; it will be less intense, making it more likely that firefighters can contain it before it impacts on people, property and the environment surrounding Arthurs Seat,” forest fire management, metropolitan district manager, Dan White, said. “That’s because the burn has reduced a lot of the fuel that a bushfire relies on to sustain itself. It
also complements the other fuel reduction work we’ve done at Arthurs Seat like clearing fuel breaks, mowing and slashing.” The burn along the Bunurong Track on Sunday 3 April was conducted by the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) and Parks Victoria. “Along with local knowledge and science, we use a computer modelling program developed with Melbourne University called Phoenix Rapidfire, to target priority areas across the state in our burning program,” Mr White said. “Phoenix modelling demonstrates that this
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priority burn reduces the potential for fire to move up into Arthurs Seat State Park and spread further in to Main Ridge and Red Hill.” Mr White said smoke from the burn was highly visible and Arthurs Seat Rd had been closed for 48 hours, possibly causing inconvenience, “particularly for tourism operators and local businesses, so we thank them in particular for their cooperation”. “It was a complex burn to plan and deliver and has been in the planning phase for three years to ensure it was conducted safety,” he said. Visit: www.vic.gov.au/plannedburn.
SOMERVILLE historian and author Leila Shaw has died at age 88 after a short illness. Mrs Shaw founded the Somerville, Tyabb and District Heritage Society 20 years ago and material she donated became the Leila Shaw Collection. In 1996 she wrote and self-published She’s Apples 1853–1994: A History of Fruit Tree Nurseries, Orchards & Coolstores, which detailed the district’s world renowned fruit-growing industry. This was followed two years later by The Way We Were: Adventures, Feats and Experiences of Pioneering Families of the Mornington Peninsula, also self-published. A limited hardback edition was later published by the heritage society. Mrs Shaw completed her biography Hotchpotch and Me about two years ago but it has not been published. Mrs Shaw is a member of the famous Brunning family, nurserymen and pioneers of fruitgrowing on the peninsula who first planted apple trees in Somerville in 1866. A public service for Mrs Shaw will be held at 11.30am on Thursday at Western Port Christian Family Church, 99 The Crescent, Tyabb. Mike Hast