Applies from Sun 27 Apr 2025, 9.47am to Fri 23 May 2025, 9.48am. Last reviewed: Sun 27 Apr 2025, 10.03am
Closed parks: Planned Hazard Reduction - Spring Gully in Goobang National Park
The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) together with the NSW Rural Fire Service will implement a prescribed hazard reduction burn within Goobang National Park.
The planned burn is at Spring Gully, which is approximately a 1500-hectare prescribed burn. This planned burn is bounded by Spring Gully Fire Trail, Barber Fire Trail and Hughes Fire Trail in the Northern end of the burn footprint within Goobang National Park.
This burn will protect biodiversity values and reduce fuel loads and a planned light up sequence will start around 10am on Wednesday 14th May and continue through to Friday 16th May, weather permitting.
The burn will also enhance the conservation and biodiversity value of the National Park, by maintaining the floristic and structural diversity of vegetation communities, protect important wildlife habitat and help to mitigate the risk of wildfire on park neighbours by reducing the overall fuel hazard from high to low.
Mopping up operations will continue for several days and public access to the burn area and surrounding tracks will be restricted until a safety assessment is undertaken.
To support the hazard reduction burn, temporary road closures will be in place, and motorists should expect traffic delays and smoke in the area. Drivers are advised to follow all signage and adjust their driving to the conditions.
Smoke may be visible in the National Park and nearby communities depending on wind direction.
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Applies from Sun 22 May 2022, 11.43am. Last reviewed: Tue 22 Apr 2025, 12.55pm
Hazard reduction burns: Spring Gully Trail - Goobang National Park
There is a planned Hazard Reduction burn in this park from 22/05/2022. The fire is called Spring Gully Trail - Goobang National Park. Refer to the Rural Fire Service for latest information. Do not enter any closed area or area with fire. If you see an unattended fire call Triple Zero (000). Penalties apply for non-compliance. For more information about fire safety in parks and reserves, visit the NSW National Parks fire safety page for park safety guidelines.
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Applies from Sat 1 Mar 2025, 8.56am to Sun 31 Aug 2025, 8.58am. Last reviewed: Fri 4 Apr 2025, 8.02am
Safety alerts: Ongoing Poison 1080 ground baiting program
NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) will be conducting a ground baiting program using Canid Pest Ejectors (CPE) that contain 1080 (sodium fluoroacetate) poison for the control of foxes.
The program will be ongoing between 1 March 2025 and 31 August 2025 along management trails in Goobang National Park.
Readily identifiable 1080 poison signs have been positioned at trail entry points or trail junctions throughout the reserve.
Domestic pets are not permitted in NSW national parks and reserves. Pets and working dogs may be affected (1080 is lethal to cats and dogs). Pets and working dogs should be restrained or muzzled in the vicinity and must not enter the baiting location. In the event of accidental poisoning seek immediate veterinary assistance.
Penalties apply for non-compliance. For further information please call the NPWS Bathurst area office on 02 6332 7640.
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