Burn off restrictions on properties under 1,500 square metres will be eased throughout the month of October, allowing residents to burn off for fire prevention purposes.
For the month of October, Open Air Burning is permitted only on Fridays and Saturdays between 9am and 4pm on land between 500 and 1500 square metres, provided that:
- Your property is within the Mornington Peninsula Shire Bushfire Prone Area
- For the purposes of fire prevention
- No more than 1 cubic metre of vegetation is burnt at any one time
- The fire is not within 10 metres of any neighbouring dwelling
- The General Fire Safety Provisions are followed at all times.
We encourage residents to also explore alternatives to burning off, such as:
- Green Waste disposal at our Resource Recovery centres (AKA tips). Our next free green waste disposal event is on 20-22 October.
- Green Waste bin collection from your nature strip (for a fee)
- Booking green waste collection services from your kerbside (Fees apply and bookings are essential).
If you do burn off, please consider the health impacts which may happen if done incorrectly. Please respect the wellbeing of the people around you and if you must burn off and have no alternatives, include them in your decision.
All residents undertaking Open Air Burning must also always follow the General Fire Safety Provisions:
- Giving notice to adjoining landowners/occupiers 24 hours prior to the burn
- Calling 1800 668 511 at least two hours prior to the burn to log your fire with the ESTA
- Establishing a fire break of no less than 3 metres cleared of all flammable material
- Ensuring the fire is supervised by an adult at all times
- Ensuring there is sufficient fire protection equipment available on site at all times
- Ensuring the vegetation to be burnt is dead and dry prior to lighting (no green waste)
- Ensuring at the site of the fire, the wind speed does not exceed 20 kilometres per hour.
Outside of October, Open Air Burning is prohibited on properties smaller than 1500 square metres.
