The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) and NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) will be conducting a hazard reduction burn in Wollemi National Park starting Monday 31 August 2026, subject to suitable weather conditions.
The 254-hectares burn includes both Wollemi National Park and private land.
The aim of the burn is to reduce the chance of bushfire impacts to the park, neighbours and nearby communities.
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.
Traffic management, including a reduced speed limit of 40km/h, will be in place along Putty Road and Blaxlands Ridge Road near the burn. 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.
