How Ballarat schools are using new grants to protect students from fires

How Ballarat schools are using new grants to protect students from fires

Mount Clear College secured $39,083, one of the state's highest grant, for bushfire mitigation. Discover how this funding keeps students safe this season.

Removing vegetation to reduce bushfire risk

Schools across Greater Geelong and the Bellarine can better protect themselves from bushfire risk thanks to state government funding. Five school communities across the region will receive Bushfire Preparedness Vegetation Program grants to clear vegetation around buildings ahead of the bushfire season. Deputy Premier and Minister for Education Ben Carroll said funding was allocated to schools identified on the Bushfire At-Risk Register, which id…