Margaret River Bushfires: Why weren't the Indigenous people asked for advice?

By Zannia Yakas
Updated November 13 2014 - 5:25pm, first published November 12 2014 - 12:00am
Firefighter Peter Murphy faces the Margaret River Bushfires in 2011. Pic: Sean Blocksidge
Firefighter Peter Murphy faces the Margaret River Bushfires in 2011. Pic: Sean Blocksidge

WHEN the 2011 Margaret River bushfires hit, concerned Pibelman Anthony Regan was surprised there were no advisory consultations with the local Indigenous community.