Anzac Day 2025

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:

Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.

At the going down of the sun and in the morning

We will remember them.

 

Bushfire Hazard Reduction / Burn Piles

Australia is very bushfire prone.

Every year authorities perform hazard reduction burns in state forests, national parks and other bushland, mainly during late autumn, winter and early spring.

Land owners are encouraged to do the same.

During the critical bushfire season, September to March, land owners require a permit to burn.

They have very strict requirements.

From April to August you have to advise the local fire authorities of dates between which you intend to burn and give neighbours 24 hours notice.

This prevents false alarms and unnecessary fire brigade call-outs.

Here were do simple wood pile burns where fallen timber is collected during the year reducing the fuel load should a fire come through the property.

There are still some strict requirements .

Hazard reduction burns have many times got away and turned into major fires.

We experienced one from a neighbour behind us in 2009.

Burn piles should be constructed according to Rural Fire Service guidelines (see below).

You have to be aware of weather conditions that may negatively affect the behaviour of the fire.

It is necessary to have suitable tools readily available to control a ‘runaway’ eg. rake, hoe, backpack sprayer.

The fire needs to be attended at all times.

The fire needs to be completely doused before being left.

RFS legal process officers can issue cautions and fines where permit conditions are breached or fires cause damage to others properties.