Prescribed Burn Notification Mt Coot-tha Forest

[Oppy]

Looks like the Brisbane City Council West Natural Area Team will be conducting a fuel/hazard reduction burn in the Western part of Mt Coot-tha Forest (Gap Creek) tomorrow.
They will be lighting up around 9:30am and finishing up around 4:30pm. The area being burnt is west of the Gold Creek Trail, bounded by South Boundary rd on the North. Please stay away from South Boundary Road, The Tunnel Trail, "Bronwyns" and "Vietnam" during the burn activities.
The tracks in the area will remain closed for 2 weeks following the burn to allow for any standing dead trees that may have been weakend by the fire to fall down. This applies to the Western part of "Vietnam" and the Gold Creek trail. Area closed signs will be placed in appropriate areas. Falling trees are actually unlikely but hey if you are on the wrong end of a falling tree you were warned.

track map

As part of Brisbane City Council’s fire management program, a prescribed burn will be undertaken in your area during the period 29/07/2006 – 18/08/2006. This burn is part of Council’s fire prevention and hazard reduction program within its bushland areas.

Air pollution and weather conditions will be used to determine the day and time of the burn. As these conditions can only be measured each morning, Council cannot forecast an exact date for each burn.

A copy of Councils prescribed burn program is available for viewing at your local Ward office, library or Regional Business Centre. If you have any further enquiries please contact the Natural Area Co-ordinator for your area by phoning Council on 3403 8888

This leaflet is distributed to households close to the following burn location.
Local Area Services (LAS) – Western Region
Site Mt Coot-tha Reserve
UBD ref 136 R14 Brookfield
Approximate Size 42ha

If you have a requirement to be notified on the day of the burn, please phone the Natural Area Team Leader for Local Asset Services West on 3403 8888.

If some kind Mod would like to make this a news item I would appreciate it.

 

[dain2772]

Guess it isn't a national parks hazard burn. They only do them on the weekend so they get the overtime!

 

[Oppy]

Cynic.....