Increasing dry lightning strikes leaving Tasmania's wilderness areas at greater risk of fire, researcher says
As Tasmania battles more than a dozen fires sparked by a band of dry lightning strikes, some in high-value wilderness areas, ...
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Local CFA fighting Grampians fires
Members from CFA District 20, including from Echuca, Ky and Rochy, have been supporting firefighting efforts in the Grampians ...
Kwinana Freeway bushfire: Traffic chaos as fire burns near Mount Henry Bridge in Mount Pleasant
Motorists are being told to “exercise extreme caution” as a bushfire burns along Kwinana Freeway. The bushfire was first ...
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Overland Track closure extended as bushfires continue to burn
The Overland Track will stay closed until next week as a precaution while bushfires continue to burn through Tasmania’s ...
Smoke from fires in Victoria and Tasmania visible from space
Lightning strikes across southeastern Australia last week and early this week have ignited fires in several states.
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More aircraft deployed as bushfires burn through 10,800 hectares of Tasmanian wilderness
Firefighters are concentrating their efforts on containing more than a dozen bushfires burning on Tasmania’s West Coast. 17 ...
AUDIO: Tasmania's iconic Overland Track closes amid bushfires
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Langford and Beckenham bushfire: Nine homes saved as dozens of firefighters tackle blaze in soaring heat
A bushfire watch and act is also in place for parts of Beckenham bounded by Albany Highway, Roe Highway and Kenwick Link.