Hazard reduction burn for Tarlo River National Park

The NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) is planning a hazard reduction burn in Tarlo River National Park at Junction Creek, weather permitting.

The Junction Creek hazard reduction burn was cancelled last weekend and is now planned for today. The burn is intended to treat approximately 492-hectares of bushland just north of the locality of Greenwich Park off Towrang Road and east of Long Swamp Road.

The burn will help reduce the overall fuel load and reduce the intensity of wildfires to improve protection for nearby properties.

Tarlo River National Park will be closed to the public whilst these burns are taking place and signage will be placed at trails that lead into the associated areas.

Smoke warning and burn in progress signs will also be in place on Towrang Road for the Junction Creek burn. The park will be reopened once the burn areas are assessed as safe. Visitors must check NPWS Alerts for up to-date information on closures.

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.