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  • Bushfire basics
    • Core concepts
    • How bushfires behave
    • How do bushfires spread?
    • Bushfire risks
    • Bushfire risk environments
    • How do buildings ignite?
    • What parts of your house are vulnerable?
    • Bushfire myths and misconceptions
    • Preparing for bushfire
  • Building & planning regulations
    • Regulations in Australia
    • Regulations in Victoria
    • Regulations at your address
  • Assessing bushfire hazards
    • Hazard identification
    • Hazard assessment
    • BAL assessment
  • Siting & design
    • What is design?
    • Design responses
    • Siting for access
    • Siting for vegetation hazards
    • Siting for other hazards
    • Siting defendable spaces
    • Siting shelters
    • Siting tutorial
  • New builds
    • Roofs
    • Walls
    • Floors and subfloors
    • Windows and doors
    • Sprinklers and shutters
    • Vents, weepholes and gaps
    • Water, electricity and gas
    • Ongoing maintenance
  • Retrofits
    • Roofs
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    • Floors and subfloors
    • Windows and doors
    • Sprinklers and shutters
    • Vents, weepholes and gaps
    • Water, electricity and gas
    • Ongoing maintenance
  • Landscaping
    • Lawns and grasses
    • Groundcovers
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    • Ornamental plants
    • Trees
    • Screen plantings
    • Mulches
    • Garden waste
    • Fences and walls
    • Garden edging
    • Open spaces
    • Landforms
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