Planned hazard reduction burns are due to take place in several locations throughout the Shire of Ravensthorpe in 2026.

This page will be updated with specific details of prescribed burns when they are confirmed.

All burns are subject to favourable weather conditions and will be carried out by the Shire of Ravensthorpe in conjunction with volunteer brigades.

Please be mindful of emergency service personnel and vehicles when in the region. Signage will be in place. 

Prescribed burns for 2026

 

Fitzgerald

Windrows of debris around townsite.

 

Ravensthorpe

Golf course/sewerage reserve. Windrows of debris.

Reserve on north-east corner of the roundabout.

Hopetoun -Ravensthorpe Road. Windrows of debris.

Road reserves throughout townsite. Windrows of debris.

Ravensthorpe Cemetery.

 

Hopetoun

Southern Ocean East Road, Three Mile. 

Southern Ocean East Road, One Mile. Strategic buffer.

Tamar Street stormwater reserve.

Hamersley Drive southern side,  Seaview subdivision.

Banksia Road reserve. 

Hopetoun -Ravensthorpe Road. Windrows of debris.

Hopetoun tip. 

 

Jerdacuttup

North east corner of the townsite, east of Munj Street.

 

Munglinup

Eastern side of oval.

Windrows of debris on northern side of South Coast Highway.

 

Mason Bay

Management cell eastern side of the campground, Southern Ocean East Road.

 

Starvation Bay

Northern side of the Fisherman’s campground.

 

Reserves

Bedford Harbour Road junction with Bedford Harbour East Road.

Springdale Road, northern side, Pendle Hill.

Springdale Road, windrows of debris.

 

Pictured: Example of mechanical bushfire mitigation work in Ravensthorpe.

The Shire of Ravensthorpe uses a number of methods to mitigate the risk of bushfire in the region.

Mitigation activities include chemical and mechanical (example pictured above) treatments, as well as prescribed burns to minimise the potential risk of fires.