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7 jobs to help prepare your home for bushfire season
You don’t have to live in regional Victoria to prepare your home for summer. Undertaking home and garden maintenance for bushfire season is essential to being prepared.
Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) records show that during El Niño years, winter-spring periods have been drier in eastern Australia over the last ten years. There is a significantly higher risk of bushfires occurring this summer in Victoria as a result of these drier conditions.
Bushfires can occur where the suburbs meet the bush or where grass or parkland surround urban areas. Home maintenance and preparation could help reduce the risk of damage to your property from bushfires.
Tips to help prepare your home for bushfire season
On your property
It may help to seal the gaps around the door frame to prevent embers entering. Image: RACV
Around your property
Trimming your hedges is an effective way to help prepare your property for bushfire season. Image: Getty.
Consider reviewing your home insurance coverage
Preparing your property for bushfire season also includes considering if your home insurance is current and sufficient. Check your policy Product Disclosure Statement (PDS). This document gives you a complete list of the conditions, limits and exclusions associated with your home insurance policy, including listed events you are covered for. Call your insurer to check your policy limits, what optional extras are available to you, your renewal date and any other information you’re unsure about.
The information provided is general advice only. Before making any decisions please consider your own circumstances and the Product Disclosure Statement and Target Market Determinations. For copies, visit racv.com.au. As distributor, RACV Insurance Services Pty Ltd AFS Licence No. 230039 receives commission for each policy sold or renewed. Product(s)issued by Insurance Manufacturers of Australia Pty Ltd ABN 93 004 208 084 AFS Licence No. 227678.