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The Fire & Rescue units are having a difficult time as the cause of the fires remain unknown.
Strong winds on Tuesday forced down transmission lines, tripping the generators at AGL's Loy Yang A power station. The outage impacted half a million properties, one of the largest in Victoria's history.
The technique, also used in Portugal and Spain, relies on grazing goats to control dry pastures and other vegetation that fuel forest fires in the summer.
Generally, criminals first cut down the valuable timber and later set fire to the area, clearing it for future agricultural use in speculative land grabs.
Similar to flight-simulator technology but designed specifically for firefighters, the Virtual Firefighter training program simulates dangerous fire scenarios.
Current national coach Justin Langer will also play in the game on February 8 along with former captains Michael Clarke and Adam Gilchrist.
Folau likened Australia's legalising of same-sex marriage and the decriminalisation of abortion in the state of New South Wales to the book of Isaiah, which talks about the earth being devoured after laws have been broken and rules changed.
The sport said in a statement that drivers, teams, partners and the governing body were contributing exclusive items and experiences to be auctioned from Wednesday and running through to February 16.
Heatwaves and droughts will pose the greatest threat in the next decade, as temperatures continue to rise due to heat-trapping gases, experts said.
The country's worst summer of bushfires in a generation razed more than 11.2 million hectares (27.7 million acres), nearly half the area of the United Kingdom.
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