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Prescribed burn media notifications

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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.

Prescribed burn at Monarto Woodlands Conservation Park
18 November 2024

A prescribed burn is planned at Monarto Woodlands Conservation Park, in the Murraylands, on Tuesday 19 November, weather conditions permitting.

Prescribed burn at Heathfield
15 November 2024

A prescribed burn is planned on private land at Heathfield, in the Adelaide Mount Lofty Ranges, on Tuesday 19 November, weather conditions permitting.

Prescribed burn at Belair National Park
12 November 2024

A prescribed burn is planned at Belair National Park, in the Adelaide Mount Lofty Ranges, on Wednesday 13 November, weather conditions permitting.

Prescribed burn at Porky Flat
08 November 2024

A prescribed burn is planned on private land at Porky Flat on Kangaroo Island, on Tuesday 12 November, weather conditions permitting.

Prescribed burn at Dudley Conservation Park
08 November 2024

A prescribed burn is planned at Dudley Conservation Park on Kangaroo Island, on Sunday 10 November, weather conditions permitting.

Prescribed burn at Monarto Woodlands Conservation Park
08 November 2024

A prescribed burn is planned at Monarto Woodlands Conservation Park, in the Murraylands, on Sunday 10 November, weather conditions permitting.

Prescribed burn at Chain of Ponds
07 November 2024

A prescribed burn is planned on private land at Chain of Ponds, in the Adelaide Mount Lofty Ranges, on Friday 8 November, weather conditions permitting.

Prescribed burn at Sturt Gorge Recreation Park
07 November 2024

A prescribed burn is planned at Sturt Gorge Recreation Park, in the Adelaide Mount Lofty Ranges, on Sunday 10 November, weather conditions permitting.

Prescribed burn at Bullock Hill Conservation Park
06 November 2024

A prescribed burn is planned at Bullock Hill Conservation Park, near Ashbourne in the Adelaide Mount Lofty Ranges, on Wednesday 6 November, weather conditions permitting.

Prescribed burn at Gladstone
04 November 2024

A prescribed burn is planned on private land at Gladstone, in the state’s Mid North, on Tuesday 5 November, weather conditions permitting.

Prescribed burn at Para Wirra Conservation Park
01 November 2024

A prescribed burn is planned at Para Wirra Conservation Park, in the Adelaide Mount Lofty Ranges, on Monday 4 November, weather conditions permitting.

Prescribed burn at Cobbler Creek Recreation Park
31 October 2024

A prescribed burn is planned at Cobbler Creek Recreation Park in Adelaide’s north, on Friday 1 November, weather conditions permitting.

Prescribed burn at Mount Bold Reservoir Reserve
30 October 2024

A prescribed burn is planned at Mount Bold Reservoir Reserve, in the Adelaide Mount Lofty Ranges, on Thursday 31 October, weather conditions permitting.

Prescribed burn at Mark Oliphant Conservation Park
30 October 2024

A prescribed burn is planned at Mount Oliphant Conservation Park, in the Adelaide Mount Lofty Ranges, on Thursday 31 October, weather conditions permitting.

Prescribed burn at Kenneth Stirling Conservation Park
25 October 2024

A prescribed burn is planned at Kenneth Stirling Conservation Park, in the Adelaide Mount Lofty Ranges, on Sunday 27 October, weather conditions permitting.

Prescribed burn at Windy Hill Native Forest Reserve
24 October 2024

A prescribed burn is planned at Windy Hill Native Forest Reserve, in the Limestone Coast, on Friday 25 October, weather conditions permitting.

Prescribed burn at Mount Lofty Summit
24 October 2024

A prescribed burn is planned at Mount Lofty Summit (Cleland National Park), in the Adelaide Mount Lofty Ranges, on Friday 25 October, weather conditions permitting.

Prescribed burn at Scott Creek
24 October 2024

A prescribed burn is planned on private land at Scott Creek, in the Adelaide Mount Lofty Ranges, on Friday 25 October, weather conditions permitting.

Prescribed burn at The Plug Range Conservation Park
23 October 2024

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