A hiker walks beside a still rock pool in Alligator Gorge, surrounded by towering red sandstone cliffs in Mount Remarkable National Park, South Australia. Native gum trees and green vegetation grow along the narrow gorge, with reflections of the cliffs and trees mirrored in the water below.

Prescribed burn at Lake Hawdon North

Date posted: 09 May 2025

A prescribed burn is planned at Lake Hawdon North in the Limestone Coast on Monday, weather conditions permitting.

• The prescribed burn is proposed to commence at 12pm 12 May 2025 and is likely to be completed by 10pm the same day.

• The area to be burnt is 210 hectares at the site, which is about 11km north east of Robe.

• The aim of the burn is to enhance the habitat for threatened species by removing invasive native vegetation from the rehabilitated lake area to provide habitat for wetland bird species.

• No roads or trails will be closed during the burn.

• Smoke may impact Old Naracoorte Road and Kangaroo Hill Road.

• National Parks and Wildlife Service crews will remain on site until safe.

NPWSSA conducts a statewide program of prescribed burns to reduce the spread and intensity of bushfires, protect communities and enhance biodiversity. Prescribed burning is just one tool used to reduce fuel loads across strategic areas of public and private land.

Prescribed burns will only be carried out when it is deemed safe to do so and may be cancelled at short notice.

For the most up-to-date information and to find a list of planned prescribed burns, visit the DEW website.

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Acknowledgement of Country

The state government acknowledges Aboriginal people as the First Peoples and Nations of the lands and waters we live and work upon and we pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging. We acknowledge and respect the deep spiritual connection and the relationship that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have to Country.

We work in partnership with the First Peoples of South Australia and support their Nations to take a leading role in caring for their Country.