Calls to cut roadside vegetation red tape following St Patrick’s Day fires

By Kate Zwagerman and Rachael Houlihan
Updated April 27 2018 - 10:30pm, first published 5:00pm
Burnt: Crews at work to clear trees along the Princes Highway near Garvoc following the St Patrick's Day fires. Some councillors are calling for better roadside management following the fires. Picture: Rob Gunstone
Burnt: Crews at work to clear trees along the Princes Highway near Garvoc following the St Patrick's Day fires. Some councillors are calling for better roadside management following the fires. Picture: Rob Gunstone

Councils are calling for a cut to red tape around roadside management, blaming overgrown vegetation for helping to fuel the devastating St Patrick’s Day fires.

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