The saying ‘an army marches on its stomach’ also applies to emergency services workers on the frontline of Victoria’s bushfire

Sections of chainsaw-armed sappers work to clear residential roads, create bush tracks for firefighters and fell fire-damaged trees in remote NSW towns.

Two soldiers found themselves in a unique position to use their skills to assist a Victorian community during the bushfires.

Queensland-based Army engineers have cleared a bushfire-affected section of the Monaro Highway between Bombala, NSW, and Cann River in Victoria.

Soldiers took the opportunity to learn about Victoria’s State Emergency Service road-crash rescue equipment during a skills exchange in Bright.

A large convoy of equipment and personnel from the 3rd Combat Engineer Regiment departed Townsville this morning bound for the fire zones in Victoria.

A composite troop of Army Reserve engineers is using bulldozers, chainsaws and plenty of muscle to help clear roads affected by bushfire in the Hunter Valley.

Signallers from 109th Signal Squadron have deployed to Kalgoorlie by train to set-up long-range communication links along the main road route from WA.