Pilliga hazard reduction burn

The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) will conduct hazard reduction burns in in the Pilliga forest from tomorrow Thursday 25 June, weather permitting.

NPWS will carry out a 200-hectare and 80–hectare burn along the Newell Highway about 10km north of Coonabarabran.

These burns are both within the Pilliga Nature Reserve and aim to reduce fuel loads and minimise the spread of wildfire in the Pilliga forest.

This section of Pilliga Nature Reserve will be closed during burning operations. Motorists are reminded to drive to conditions and are advised to take care if visibility is reduced by smoke and follow any signs.

Smoke impacts may occur on the Newell Hwy immediately east of the burn. People with known health conditions can sign up to receive air quality reports, forecasts and alerts via email or SMS from the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water.

For health information relating to smoke from bushfires and hazard reduction burns, visit NSW Health or Asthma Australia.

More information on hazard reduction activities is available at NSW Rural Fire Service and the NSW Government's Hazards Near Me website and app.