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Prescribed burn at Ironbank
04 April 2022

A prescribed burn is planned for private land west of Mark Oliphant Conservation Park between Wooly Butt Road and Pole Road Ironbank, in the Mount Lofty Ranges, on Tuesday 5 April 2022, weather conditions permitting.

Prescribed burn at Jupiter Creek
01 April 2022

A prescribed burn is planned for Stringybark Reserve, Jupiter Creek, in the Mount Lofty Ranges, on Sunday 3 April 2022, weather conditions permitting.

Prescribed burn at Mount Magnificent
01 April 2022

A prescribed burn is planned for Mount Magnificent Conservation Park, between Blackfellows Creek and Mt Magnificent Roads, approximately 7km north-east of Mount Compass in the Fleurieu district of the Mount Lofty Ranges, on Monday 4 April 2022, weather conditions permitting.

Prescribed burn at Ngarkat Conservation Park
01 April 2022

A prescribed burn is planned for the south eastern area of Ngarkat Conservation Park, adjacent to Kirra Station, 5 km East of Ngarkat Highway, 60 km north of Bordertown in the Upper South East, on Monday and Tuesday 4 to 5 April 2022, weather conditions permitting.

Prescribed burn at Cleland National Park
29 March 2022

A prescribed burn is planned for the southern corner of Cleland National Park and the South-Eastern Freeway on ElectraNet land, in the Mount Lofty Ranges, on Wednesday 30 March 2022, weather conditions permitting.

Prescribed burn at Millbrook Reservoir Reserve
25 March 2022

A prescribed burn is planned for Millbrook Reservoir Reserve, 500m due north of Cudlee Creek, in the Mount Lofty Ranges, on Saturday 26 March 2022, weather conditions permitting.

Prescribed burn at Dhilba Guuranda-Innes National Park
25 March 2022

A prescribed burn is planned for Dhilba Guuranda-Innes National Park on the north side of the Pondalowie Bay Road immediately west of the Inneston Township, southern Yorke Peninsula, on Sunday 27 March 2022, weather conditions permitting.

Prescribed burn at Heathfield
23 March 2022

A prescribed burn is planned for SA Water land on the eastern side of the Heathfield Waste Water Treatment Plant on Brick Kiln Road, Heathfield, in the Mount Lofty Ranges, on Thursday 24 March 2022, weather conditions permitting.

Prescribed burn at Ironbank
23 March 2022

A prescribed burn is planned for private land along Pole Road Ironbank, west of Mark Oliphant Conservation Park, in the Mount Lofty Ranges, on Thursday 24 March 2022, weather conditions permitting.

Prescribed burn at Cape Gantheaume Conservation Park
21 March 2022

A prescribed burn is planned for Cape Gantheaume Conservation Park, directly south of Murray Lagoon and Saegers Road in the MacGillivray area, on Kangaroo Island, on Monday 21 March 2022, weather conditions permitting.

Prescribed burn at Bucks Lake Game Reserve
14 March 2022

A prescribed burn is planned for Bucks Lake Game Reserve near Carpenter Rocks, adjacent to Cape Banks Lighthouse Road north of the Township of Carpenter Rocks, in the States South East on Tuesday 15 March 2022, weather conditions permitting.

Prescribed burn at Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park
11 March 2022

A prescribed burn is planned for Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park on the south rim of Wilpena Pound, between Dick Nob & Leslie Creek, on Saturday 12 March and Sunday 13 March 2022, weather conditions permitting.

Prescribed burn at Belair National Park
10 March 2022

A prescribed burn is planned for Belair National Park located along Queen Jubilee Drive and Waterfall Hike Trail, in the Mount Lofty Ranges, on Friday 11 March 2022, weather conditions permitting.

Prescribed burn at Mount Billy Conservation Park
10 March 2022

A prescribed burn is planned for Mount Billy Conservation Park along Hindmarsh Tiers Road on the Fleurieu Peninsula, on Friday 11 March 2022, weather conditions permitting.

Prescribed burn at Belair National Park
09 March 2022

A prescribed burn is planned for Belair National Park located in the north east corner of the park along Saddle Hill Rd and just south of Sheoak Rd, in the Mount Lofty Ranges, on Thursday 10 March 2022, weather conditions permitting.

Prescribed burn at Lincoln National Park
09 March 2022

A prescribed burn is planned for Lincoln National Park directly south of McLaren Point Track and east of Donington Road in the Eyre and Far West Region, on Thursday 10 March and Friday 11 March, weather conditions permitting.

Autumn prescribed burns program fires up
09 March 2022

With the favourable mild autumn weather conditions, the National Parks and Wildlife Service’s (NPWS) program of prescribed burns will soon commence.

Prescribed burn at Seal Bay Conservation Park
27 September 2021

A prescribed burn is planned for the northern boundary of Seal Bay Conservation Park on Monday 27 September 2021.

Prescribed burn at Carey Gully
27 September 2021

A prescribed burn is planned at Carey Gully on Tuesday 28 September 2021, weather conditions permitting.

Prescribed burn at Para Wirra Conservation Park
27 September 2021

A prescribed burn is planned at Para Wirra Conservation Park on Monday 27 September 2021.