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Prescribed burn media notifications

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Prescribed burn at Kenneth Stirling Conservation Park
10 October 2024

A prescribed burn is planned at Kenneth Stirling Conservation Park in the Mount Lofty Ranges on Friday, weather conditions permitting.

Prescribed burn at Ngarkat Conservation Park
09 October 2024

A prescribed burn is planned at Ngarkat Conservation Park in the Murraylands on Thursday, weather conditions permitting.

Prescribed burn at Simpson Conservation Park
08 October 2024

A prescribed burn is planned at Simpson Conservation Park on Kangaroo Island on Wednesday, weather conditions permitting.

Prescribed burn at Cherry Gardens
02 October 2024

A prescribed burn is planned at Cherry Gardens in the Mount Lofty Ranges on Thursday, weather conditions permitting.

Prescribed burn at Cobbler Creek Recreation Park
02 October 2024

A prescribed burn is planned at Cobbler Creek Recreation Park on Thursday, weather conditions permitting.

Prescribed burn at Millbrook
01 October 2024

A prescribed burn is planned at Millbrook Reservoir Reserve in the Mount Lofty Ranges on Wednesday October 2, 2024 weather conditions permitting.

Prescribed burn at Cromer
26 September 2024

A prescribed burn is planned on private land at Cromer, in the Adelaide Mount Lofty Ranges, on Friday 27 September, weather conditions permitting.

Prescribed burn at Mount Bold Reservoir Reserve
26 September 2024

A prescribed burn is planned at Mount Bold Reservoir Reserve, in the Adelaide Mount Lofty Ranges, on Friday 27 September, weather conditions permitting.

Prescribed burn at Barwell Conservation Park
25 September 2024

A prescribed burn is planned at Barwell Conservation Park, on the Eyre Peninsula on Thursday, weather conditions permitting.

Prescribed burn at Simpson Conservation Park
20 September 2024

A prescribed burn is planned at Simpson Conservation Park on Kangaroo Island on Monday 23 September, weather conditions permitting.