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Prescribed burn media notifications
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Prescribed burn at Mount Bold Reservoir Reserve
02 May 2025
A prescribed burn, the second in a series, is planned in the northeast section of the Mount Bold Reservoir Reserve on Monday 5 May 2025, weather conditions permitting.The burn will start at 12.00pm on Monday and is likely to be completed by 5.00pm that evening.
Prescribed burn at Ngarkat Conservation Park
02 May 2025
A prescribed burn is planned at Ngarkat Conservation Park, 22km south of Pinnaroo, on Monday 5 May 2025, weather conditions permitting.
Prescribed burn at Danggali Wilderness Protection Area
02 May 2025
A prescribed burn is planned at Danggali Wilderness Protection Area, 120km north of Renmark on Saturday 3 May 2025, weather conditions permitting.
Prescribed burn at Cleland National Park
01 May 2025
A prescribed burn is planned in Cleland National Park along the western side of Mount Lofty Summit Road, about 1.5km west of Summertown on Friday 2 May 2025, weather conditions permitting.
Prescribed burn at Giles Conservation Park
01 May 2025
A prescribed burn is planned in Giles Conservation Park approximately 1km northwest of Ashton on Friday 2 May 2025, weather conditions permitting.
Prescribed burn at Cobbler Creek Recreation Park
29 April 2025
A prescribed burn is planned at Cobbler Creek Recreation Park near Golden Grove on Wednesday 30 April 2025, weather conditions permitting.
Prescribed burn at Black Hill Conservation Park
24 April 2025
A prescribed burn is planned at Black Hill Conservation Park, in the Mount Lofty Ranges, on Sunday 27 April 2025, weather conditions permitting.
Prescribed burn at Cox Scrub Conservation Park
24 April 2025
A prescribed burn is planned at Cox Scrub Conservation Park, in the Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges, on Thursday 24 April 2025, weather conditions permitting.
Prescribed burn at Paracombe
17 April 2025
A prescribed burn is planned on private land east of Tilmouth Road in Paracombe on Tuesday 22 April 2025.
Prescribed burn at Stone Chimney Creek
14 April 2025
A prescribed burn is planned at Stone Chimney Creek, in the Red Banks Conservation Park on Tuesday 15 April 2025, weather conditions permitting.
Prescribed burns at Myponga Reservoir Reserve
11 April 2025
Prescribed burns are planned at SA Water’s Myponga Reservoir Reserve on Monday, weather conditions permitting.
Prescribed burn at Read’s Swamp
08 April 2025
A prescribed burn is planned at Read’s Swamp in the Adelaide Hills on Wednesday, weather conditions permitting.
Prescribed burn at Lake Hawdon North
04 April 2025
A prescribed burn is planned at Lake Hawdon North on the Limestone Coast on Monday, weather conditions permitting.
Prescribed burn at Cobbler Creek Recreation Park
03 April 2025
A prescribed burn is planned at Cobbler Creek Recreation Park, in Adelaide’s northern suburbs, on Friday 4 April 2025, weather conditions permitting.
Prescribed burn at Crafers West
10 December 2024
A prescribed burn is planned at Crafers West in the Mount Lofty Ranges on Wednesday, weather conditions permitting.
Prescribed burn at Chain of Ponds
06 December 2024
A prescribed burn is planned on private land at Chain of Ponds, in the Adelaide Mount Lofty Ranges, on Sunday 8 December, weather conditions permitting.
Prescribed burn at Belair National Park
06 December 2024
A prescribed burn is planned at Belair National Park, in the Adelaide Mount Lofty Ranges, on Monday 9 December, weather conditions permitting.
Prescribed burn at Crafers West
03 December 2024
A prescribed burn is planned at Crafters West in the Mount Lofty Ranges on Tuesday, weather conditions permitting.
Prescribed burn at Chain of Ponds
03 December 2024
A prescribed burn is planned at Chain of Ponds in the Mount Lofty Ranges on Tuesday, weather conditions permitting.
Prescribed burn at Watervale
20 November 2024
A prescribed burn is planned on a portion of government-owned and private land at Watervale, in the state’s Mid North, on Thursday 21 November, weather conditions permitting.
