Dr Grahame Douglas has a long career and interest in bushfire management and planning for protection of environmental assets. In 2018 he completed his PhD and now lectures at Western Sydney University. Grahame will discuss recent bushfire events (2019/20) and his research on climate change and how planning for bushfire protection intersects with the need for protected areas that are connected and managed appropriately, with that of neighbours wishing to build in bushfire prone areas.