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The majority of our Shire is declared bushfire prone. Prepare yourself, your family and your home for bushfire.
Becoming more prepared in case of an emergency is easier than you might think. Whether it’s your home, your neighbourhood, your place of business, or your school, you can take a few simple steps to prepare your community.
Asset Protection Zone (APZ) means the area of land within 20 metres from the external walls of any habitable building. The fuel loading (flammable material) in the APZ is to be reduced and maintained to less than two (2) tonnes per hectare. Trees must not be closer than two (2) metres to a building, and trees must not overhang a building within four (4) metres of the external roof.
APZ requirements apply to all properties (excluding vacant lots), regardless of size, and must be maintained all year round. If your property is subject to an approved Fire Management Plan, and there is a discrepancy between the Fire Management Plan and this Notice, the Fire Management Plan is to apply.
Standards for a Compliant Asset Protection Zone (APZ)
If you have difficulty achieving requirements you can submit a Variation to the Firebreak Notice.
The Shire is serviced by dedicated, well-trained emergency service volunteers, Bush Fire Brigades, volunteer Fire and Rescue Service and State Emergency Services. These groups are supported by the Shire and the Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES). The volunteer St John Ambulance Service, as well as numerous other community groups, also service our shire.
They all do an incredible job of keeping us safe, but they can't do it alone. We all have an individual responsibility to be prepared and in doing so, we contribute to the safety and security of our community.
To report an emergency call 000
Neighbourhood Telephone Trees
Telephone trees provide a localised method for neighbours to give each other early warning of an emergency.
Animal safety
Just as we need to prepare our family and property in times of emergencies and natural disasters we also need to prepare our animals. More information in this regard is available on the Department of Fire and Emergency Services website.
To mitigate the severity of bushfires and help protect lives and property, the Shire carries out several prescribed burns each year.
The following planned prescribed burns are scheduled for Spring 2020 and Autumn 2021.
Location | Location Map | Tenure | Managed By |
---|---|---|---|
Augusta | Blackwood Ave/Osnaburg St | Reserve 39910 |
LG, Volunteers |
Augusta | Leeuwin Rd/Osnaburg St/York St | Reserve 39156 |
LG, Volunteers |
Cowaramup | Garstone Rd/Burnside Rd (Rails to Trails) | Reserve 43215 |
LG, Volunteers |
East Augusta | Pericles St/Davies St | Reserve 39434 |
LG, Volunteers |
Margaret River | Kevill Rd | Reserves 40264 & 36747 |
LG, Volunteers |
Margaret River | Carters Rd/Railway Tce/Bussell Hwy | Reserve 18720 |
DFES, LG, Volunteers Partially Completed |
Margaret River | Roxburgh Rd (Pony Club) | Reserve 18838 (North) |
LG, Volunteers |
Margaret River |
COMPLETED |
Reserve 18838 (West) |
LG, Volunteers COMPLETED |
Margaret River | Boodjidup Rd/Bussell Hwy/Burton Rd (LIA) | Reserve 27302 |
DFES, LG, Volunteers |
Margaret River | Barrett St | Reserve 27633 |
LG, Volunteers |
Rosa Glen |
Rosa Glen Rd/Lucas Rd/Bessell Rd COMPLETED |
Road Reserve |
LG, Volunteers COMPLETED |
Rosa Glen | Boronia Rd/Wallis Rd (Big Valley) | Reserve 23473 |
LG, Volunteers |
Witchcliffe |
Mammoth St/Redgate Rd (Wadandi) COMPLETED |
Reserve 35113 |
LG, Volunteers COMPLETED |
Hazard Reduction Burns are planned by the land managers, are indicative plans only and are subject to change.
PO Box 61
Margaret River WA 6285
41 Wallcliffe Road
Monday to Friday
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Ph 08 9780 5255
Fax 08 9757 2512
66 Allnut Terrace
Tues, Wed, Thurs
9am-12pm, 1pm-4pm
Ph 08 9780 5255
For contact details for fire, police, bushfire brigades, hospitals, storm damage, power outages, etc please see the emergency contact page
If you are deaf or have a hearing or speech impairment call us through the National Relay Service
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