Restricted and Prohibited Burning Periods

Restricted and Prohibited Burning Periods may be extended at the discretion of the Council, and/or Chief Bush Fire Control Officer. Please check with your Fire Control Officer to ascertain whether a Fire Permit is required before burning.

Bush Fire Permits

No permits shall be issued to set fire to the bush during the prohibited burning period, except for reasons as specified under the Bush Fires Act 1954.

During the restricted burning period, a Fire Permit can be obtained from the Fire Control Officers as shown below.

Harvest & Movement of Vehicles Bans

Various Fire Control Officers, and Executive Officers of the Shire of Corrigin are authorised to impose Harvest & Movement of Vehicle Bans during High Fire Risk periods. Phone 9063 2999 for recorded information. An automatic ban is placed on Christmas Day and New Years Day and when a wild fire is within the Shire.

Harvest Ban SMS

This service has now been running since the 2005/2006 summer. We can send an SMS message to your mobile phone to inform you of harvest bans within the Shire.

This is a quick and effective way of getting the most up to date information to you and will assist in reducing delays experienced by most farmers as they make numerous calls to get the latest update on times etc.

If you would like to be on our 'SMS List' please contact Sarah Whitehouse on 9063 2203 or shire@corrigin.wa.gov.au with your name and number.

Please note: This information will be kept private and will be for use by the Shire of Corrigin only. Your details will be used solely for the purpose stated above. In the event of an emergency we may use this service to notify you. There is no charge for this service.

Bilbarin Brigade

Bullaring Brigade

Bulyee Brigade

Corrigin East Brigade

Central Brigade

Gorge Rock Brigade

Kunjin Brigade

Bush Fires Act 1954

FIREBREAK ORDER

Notice to all Owners and or Occupiers of land in the Shire of Corrigin
Pursuant to the powers contained in section 33 of the above Act, you are hereby required on or before 31 October each year or 14 days after becoming the owner if fire breaks are not installed so far as rural land is concerned, to remove from the land owned or occupied by you, all inflammable material or to clear firebreaks in accordance with the following, and thereafter, maintain the land or the firebreaks clear of all inflammable material up to and including the 15th day of April each year.

Firebreak Order - Cont’d.

1. Rural Land (i.e land other than that in a townsite)

1. Firebreaks of not less than 2.44 metres (8 feet) in width must be constructed along and within 20 metres of all external boundaries of the property owned or occupied by you. If any portion of the land adjoins a public road or railway line, a firebreak must also be constructed along that boundary.
2. Property in excess of 250 hectares shall have fire breaks positioned as necessary to divide land into areas not exceeding 250 hectares each completely surrounded by a firebreak.
3. Clear and maintain firebreaks at least 2.44 metres (8 feet) wide within 20 metres of the perimeter of any building or group of buildings, fuel tanks or haystack, in such a manner as to fully encircle the structure/s.
4. During any period when harvesting operations are being conducted, there shall be provided an operational mobile firefighting unit with a minimum capacity of 500 litres of water located in or immediately adjacent to the paddock being harvested. The responsibility to supply the unit is that of the landowner/occupier.

2. Townsite Land (i.e land in any Townsite)

1. Where the area of the land is 0.2 hectares (one half of one acre) or less, you shall clear all inflammable material on the land from the whole of the land.
2. Where the area of the land exceeds 0.2 hectares (one half of one acre), you shall clear of all inflammable material, firebreaks not less than 2.44 metres (8 feet) wide immediately inside all external boundaries of the land, and also immediately surrounding all buildings, haystacks and fuel ramps situated on the land, and also immediately surrounding any drums or drums situated on the land which are normally used for the storage of fuel, whether they contain fuel or not.

If it is considered impractical for any reason to clear firebreaks or clear inflammable material as required by this notice, you may apply to the Council or its duly authorised Officer, not later than 1 October  so far as rural land is concerned and not later than 15 October  so far as townsite land is concerned, for permission to provide firebreaks in an alternative position on the land.

If permission is not granted by the Council or its authorised Officer, you shall comply with the requirements of this notice. The penalty for failing to comply with this notice is a maximum fine of $5000, and a person in default is liable whether prosecuted or not to pay the cost of performing the work directed on this notice if it is not carried out by the Owner or Occupier by the date required on this notice.

If the requirements of this notice are carried out by burning, such burning must be in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Bush Fires Act.