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Freya Bennett

Environment correspondent

Freya Bennett covers climate and conservation as a place you could find. Speeches about the planet that never name a creek leave her cold.

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Mesh ember screen panels hinged beside coastal heath scrub on a Great Ocean Road pull-off, overcast sea breeze, gravel car park, no readable signage

Environment

Great Ocean Road Councils Test Ember Screens on Coastal Heath Before Fire Season

Colac Otway and Surf Coast shires are piloting mesh ember screens on coastal heath walking nodes before the spring fire window, pairing CFA guidance with land managers worried about tourist ignition paths along the Great Ocean Road.

Freya Bennett Sep 18, 2026Australia