Bushfires

Local rural firefighters and landholders will continue the bushfire battle at Carney’s Creek, today. “Some of the locals have put in super-human efforts,” reported Boonah…

More roads have been closed due to the Carney’s Creek bushfire. The Head Road was closed on Monday night and now Carney’s Creek Road is…

Multiple fronts, continuous circuits by water-bombing aircraft and concerted and determined work by rural brigades and local landholders and the closure of The Head Road…

Another bushfire has flared up along the Kinnane’s cliffs area near The Head Road. As a result, The Head Road has been closed to traffic.…

The bushfire at Carney’s Creek, which began in a paddock off Hardcastle Road, is now burning on several fronts. However, a change to more favourable…

A fire believed to be started by a lightning strike near Kooroomba Drive is well within containment lines. Auxiliary brigades were called to protect three homes along…

The New Zealand firefighters were relaxing over a cup of coffee after a week-long stint in Boonah. Incident Command specialists in planning and operations with rural…

The Fassifern Salvation Army and their helpers gave more than 5,170 volunteer hours to preparing meals for firefighters and other emergency services personnel during the 31…

The Mt Barney National Park fire – on the Queensland side – is now burning well within containment lines. It’s an achievement which brings a…

Tarome and Aratula rural fire brigades responded to a call today to douse the timber burning along cliff-face above the Cunningham Highway at the top…

It could now be another week before the Cunningham Highway re-opens. It was at first hoped that the highway would re-open tomorrow (Wednesday).  It was…

Danger from falling trees and rockslides down Mt Mitchell resulted in the closure of the Cunningham Highway yesterday and it is expected to remain closed for…