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Our water is metered with a basic cost then an increasing amount the more you use - so your initial allowance is at a lower rate then when you go above a certain level, the rate per kl increases. We do have rebates for installing rain water tanks.
Our bushfires were lit by lightning but we do get a number of deliberately lit ones in any season. I have heard of known arsonists being invited in for questioning on days of total fire ban - just to keep them off the streets I think.
The majority of deaths from bushfires are RFB or SES personnel who are out there at the pointy end. Most jurisdictions are pretty good about evacuation plans and get the bulk of the population out in time. We only had 4 deaths which was absolutely staggering, it could have been so much worse. We did have several people who were hospitalized with serious burns for many many months though.
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