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Prescribed burn notifications
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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.
Prescribed burn at Seal Bay Conservation Park
30 October 2025
A prescribed burn is planned at Seal Bay Conservation Park on Kangaroo Island on Friday and Saturday, weather conditions permitting.
Prescribed burn at Upper Sturt (cancelled)
30 October 2025
A prescribed burn is planned at Upper Sturt in the Adelaide Hills on Friday, weather conditions permitting.
Prescribed burn at Talisker Conservation Park
23 October 2025
A prescribed burn is planned at Talisker Conservation Park on the Fleurieu Peninsula on Friday, weather conditions permitting.
Prescribed burn at Bascombe Well Conservation Park
17 October 2025
A prescribed burn is planned at Bascombe Well Conservation Park on the Eyre Peninsula on Monday, weather conditions permitting.
Prescribed burn at Ngarkat Conservation Park
16 October 2025
A prescribed burn is planned at Ngarkat Conservation Park in the Murraylands on Friday, weather conditions permitting.
Prescribed burn at Kenneth Stirling Conservation Park
16 October 2025
A prescribed burn is planned at Kenneth Stirling Conservation Park in the Mount Lofty Ranges on Friday, weather conditions permitting.
Prescribed burn at D'Estrees Bay
15 October 2025
A prescribed burn is planned at D'Estrees Bay on Kangaroo Island on Thursday 16 October 2025, weather conditions permitting.
