National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS), together with the NSW Rural Fire Service, is conducting a hazard reduction burn in Lake Macquarie State Conservation Area on Friday 25 September, subject to suitable weather conditions.
The 32-hectare Acacia hazard reduction burn, located 2km south-east of Morisset township, is aimed at reducing the chance of wildfire impacts to the park, neighbours and the nearby Morisset Psychiatric Hospital.
All tracks and trails within the burn area will be closed for the duration of the burn. This includes informal tracks and trails. Tracks will be reopened once they have been assessed as safe.
Motorists are reminded to drive to conditions and are advised to take care if visibility is reduced by smoke.
Smoke may affect the area and people with asthma or other respiratory problems are advised to keep clear of the area or stay indoors, close windows and doors, and follow their health plan.
This burn is one of many hazard reduction operations undertaken by NPWS across NSW each year, many with assistance from the Rural Fire Service and Fire and Rescue NSW.
These hazard reduction burns are essential to reduce bushfire fuel loads to help protect the parks, their natural and cultural values, neighbours and communities from summer bushfires.
