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Prescribed burn at Bandon Conservation Park
15 April 2026
A prescribed burn is planned at Bandon Conservation Park on Thursday 16 April, weather conditions permitting.
Prescribed burn at Warren Reservoir Reserve
10 April 2026
A prescribed burn is planned in the north-western section of Warren Reservoir Reserve, 3km southeast of Williamstown, on Monday 13 April 2026, weather conditions permitting.
Prescribed burn at Belair National Park
02 April 2026
A prescribed burn is planned at Belair National Park on Tuesday 7 April, weather conditions permitting.
Prescribed burn at Para Wirra Conservation Park
01 April 2026
A prescribed burn is planned at Para Wirra Conservation Park, Humbug Scrub Road near Humbug Scrub Wildlife Sanctuary on Thursday 2 April, weather conditions permitting.
Prescribed burn at Spider Lake, Dhilba Guuranda-Innes National Park
30 March 2026
Prescribed burn at North East Calperum Station, Riverland
30 March 2026
A prescribed burn is planned at North East Calperum Station, north east of Renmark, on Tuesday 31 March 2026, weather conditions permitting.
Prescribed burn at West Chowilla Regional Reserve
27 March 2026
A prescribed burn is planned at West Chowilla Regional Reserve, north east of Renmark in the Riverland on Monday 30 March and Tuesday 31 March, weather conditions permitting.
Prescribed burn on Kangaroo Island
27 March 2026
A prescribed burn is planned on private land at MacGillivray-Locketts Track, 5km west of the D'Estrees Bay settlement on Kangaroo Island, on Monday 30 March, weather conditions permitting.
Prescribed burn at Belair National Park
27 March 2026
A prescribed burn is planned on the Ballast Pit Track at Belair National Park on Saturday 28 March, weather conditions permitting.
Prescribed burn at Dhilba Guuranda-Innes National Park
20 March 2026
A prescribed burn is planned at Pondalowie Bay in Dhilba Guuranda-Innes National Park, Yorke Peninsula on Sunday 22 March, weather conditions permitting.
Prescribed burn at Belair National Park
18 March 2026
A prescribed burn is planned near Old Government House, Belair National Park on Thursday 19
March, weather conditions permitting.
Prescribed burn at Norton Summit
15 December 2025
A prescribed burn is planned on private land on Colonial Drive, Norton Summit on Tuesday 16 December, weather conditions permitting.
Prescribed burn at Burr Slopes South Native Forest Reserve
05 December 2025
A prescribed burn is planned at Burr Slopes South Native Forest Reserve on the Limestone Coast on Sunday 7 December, weather conditions permitting.
Prescribed burn at Basket Range
05 December 2025
A prescribed burn is planned at Basket Range in the Mount Lofty Ranges on Monday 8 December, weather conditions permitting.
Prescribed burn at Upper Sturt
05 December 2025
A prescribed burn is planned at Upper Sturt in the Mount Lofty Ranges on Sunday 7 December, weather conditions permitting.
Prescribed burn at Talisker Conservation Park
26 November 2025
A prescribed burn is planned at Talisker Conservation Park on Thursday 27 November, weather conditions permitting.
Prescribed burn at Lenswood
20 November 2025
A prescribed burn is planned on private land at the northern end of Peacock Road, Lenswood on 21 November 2025, weather conditions permitting.
Prescribed burn at Cobbler Creek
11 November 2025
A prescribed burn is planned at Cobbler Creek Recreation Park on 12 November 2025, weather conditions permitting.
Prescribed burn at D'Estrees Bay
11 November 2025
A prescribed burn is planned at D'Estrees Bay on Kangaroo Island on Wednesday, weather conditions permitting.
Prescribed burn at Mylor
07 November 2025
A prescribed burn is planned at Mylor in the Mount Lofty Ranges on Monday, weather conditions permitting.
