List of fires and impacts of the 2019–20 Australian bushfire season explained

The following tables show the extent of impact of the 2019–20 Australian bushfire season.

List of fires of the 2019–20 Australian bushfire season

Fire	State	Local Government Area(s)	Start Date	Contained / Cease Date	Area impacted	Comments
Adaminaby Complex	New South Wales	Snowy Monaro Regional Council^[1]	31/12/2019^[2]	Out on 16/02/2020	98,485 hectares(as of 15 February 2020)	Ignited by several lightning strikes
Anderson's Creek	New South Wales	Bellingen Shire CouncilNambucca Valley Council	November 26 2019		1506 hectares (as of 05/12/19)	Ignited by lightning strike in New England National Park
Badja Forest Rd	New South Wales	Snowy Monaro Regional Council Eurobodalla Shire Bega Valley Shire^[3]			315,512 hectares(as of 15 February 2020)	Joined with the Good Good fire and the Werri Berri fire
Bees Nest	New South Wales	Armidale Regional CouncilClarence Valley Council	August 31, 2019^[4]		100 000+ hectares^[5]	Earliest mega-fire of the Black Summer (beginning in the winter of 2019)^[6] ^[7] ^[8]
Big Jack Mountain	New South Wales	Bega Valley Shire			19,633 hectares (as of 15 February 2020)
Bondi	New South Wales	Snowy Monaro Regional Council			3,539 hectares(as of 15 February 2020)
Border Fire	New South Wales	Bega Valley Shire^[9]			192,489 hectares(as of 15 February 2020)
Border Trail Fire	New South Wales	Kyogle CouncilTenterfield Shire Council	early November 2019^[10] ^[11]		At least 6,400 hectares^[12]
Buldah	Victoria
Busby's Flat Road	New South Wales	Richmond Valley Council
Calabash	New South Wales	Snowy Monaro Regional Council			4,634 hectares (as of 15 February 2020)
Campbells River Rd	New South Wales	Oberon Council			481 hectares(as of 15 February 2020)
Carrai East^[13]	New South Wales	Kempsey Shire
Clear Range	New South Wales	Snowy Monaro Regional Council			12,458 hectares (as of 15 February 2020)
Clyde Mountain	New South Wales	Eurobodalla Shire^[14]	29 December 2019^[15]	Out 16 February 2020	98,816 hectares(as of 15 February 2020)	Grew from Currowan fire Over 400 homes destroyed
Coombes Gap Complex	New South Wales	Port Macquarie-Hastings Council^[16]			37,772 hectares(as of 19 January 2020)
Creewah Rd	New South Wales	Snowy Monaro Regional Council			9,314 hectares(as of 15 February 2020)
Currowan	New South Wales	City of Shoalhaven^[17]	26 November 2019^[18]	Out 8 February 2020^[19]	499,621 hectares(as of 8 February 2020)	Ignited by lightning strike 312 homes destroyed, 173 damaged and 1,889 saved.
Crestwood Drive	New South Wales	Port Macquarie-Hastings Council			3,572 hectares(as of 19 January 2020)
Cuddlee Creek	South Australia	Adelaide Hills Council	20 December 2019	Declared safe 3 January 2020	23,295 hectares	Ignited by power infrastructure85 homes destroyed, 1 death51 firefighters injured
Dunns Road	New South Wales	Snowy Valleys Council^[20] City of Wagga Wagga^[21]	28 December 2019	Contained 2 February 2020^[22] Out 15 February 2020^[23]	333,940 hectares(as of 15 February 2020)	Ignited by lightning strike^[24] 182 homes destroyed
East Rd	New South Wales	Murray River Council			5 hectares(as of 15 February 2020)
Forest Road, Comberton	New South Wales	City of Shoalhaven^[25]			2,686 hectares
French Island	Victoria		15 January 2020^[26]	Contained 20 January 2020^[27]	87 hectares	Believed to be ignited by lightning strike
Gospers Mountain	New South Wales	City of Hawkesbury	26 October 2019^[28]	Contained 13 January 2020^[29] Out 7 February 2020^[30]	512,626 hectares^[31]	Ignited by lightning strike
Good Good	New South Wales	Snowy Monaro Regional Council			42,563 hectares(as of 15 February 2020)
Green Valley	New South Wales	Greater Hume Shire^[32]	29 December 2019^[33]	Out 18 February 2020^[34]	208,275 hectares(as of 15 February 2020)	Ignited by lightning strike 7 related deaths including John Smith, Ross Rixon, Robert and Patrick Salway, Collin Burns, Michael Clarke and Richard Steele.^[35]
Green Wattle Creek	New South Wales	Wollondilly Shire		Out 7 February 2020	278,405 hectares(as of 19 January 2020)	Ignited by lightning strike
Jinden	New South Wales	Queanbeyan–Palerang Regional Council			17,684 hectares(as of 15 February 2020)
Kangaroo Island Complex	South Australia	Kangaroo Island Council	20 December 2019^[36]		210,000 hectares(as of 14 January 2020)^[37]	Believed to be ignited by lightning strike 2 deaths^[38]
Kerry Ridge	New South Wales	Muswellbrook Shire Singleton Council Mid-Western Regional Council^[39]		Out 7 February 2020	156,000 hectares(as of 19 January 2020)
Kian Road	New South Wales	Nambucca Valley Council	Late October 2019		31,000 hectares^[40]	Started by lightning strike^[41] At least 60 homes lost, 1 dead^[42]
Kydra Complex	New South Wales	Snowy Monaro Regional Council			8,766 hectares(as of 15 February 2020)
Liberation Trail	New South Wales	Clarence Valley Council City of Coffs Harbour	early November 2019		148, 000 hectares	169 homes destroyed^[43] including 85 homes in the town of Nymboida on 8th November 2019^[44]
Lindfield Park Road	New South Wales	Port Macquarie-Hastings Council	18 July 2019^[45]	Out 12 February 2020	858 hectares (as of 12 February 2020)
Little L Complex	New South Wales	Singleton Council			171,396 hectares(as of 19 January 2020)
Long Gully Road	New South Wales	Tenterfield ShireClarence Valley Council	5 September 2019^[46]	Out 27 October 2019^[47]	74,000 hectares	Ignited by lightning strike2 deaths 40 homes destroyed, 22 damaged, 300 saved
Macalister 43	Victoria					-37.0696°N 147.0877°W
Meads Creek West	New South Wales
Mt Nardi	New South Wales	City of Lismore	8 November 2019			Source of ignition unknown^[48] Rainforest fires^[49] Site of a significant grass-roots community effort to support agencies undertaking containment, known as "the community defenders"^[50]
Mt Royal	New South Wales	Dungog, New South Wales			9,250 hectares(as of 19 January 2020)
Myall Creek Road	New South Wales	Richmond Valley Council		Out 7 February 2020	121,324 hectares(as of 19 January 2020)
Myrtle Mountain Road	New South Wales	Bega Valley Shire	30 December 2019^[51]
Orroral Valley	Australian Capital Territory		27 January 2020^[52]	Contained 10 February 2020^[53]	86,562 hectares (as of 15 February 2020)	Ignited by landing light on army helicopter in Namadgi National Park
Ovens 41	Victoria
Pearson Trail Complex	New South Wales				23,053 hectares(as of 19 January 2020)
Pilot Lookout	New South Wales	Snowy Valleys Council^[54]			14,400 hectares(as of 19 January 2020)
Postmans Trail	New South Wales	Bega Valley Shire			12,285 hectares (as of 15 February 2020)
Rockton	New South Wales	Snowy Monaro Regional Council			26,295 hectares (as of 15 February 2020)
Rolling Ground	New South Wales	Snowy Valleys Council			5,688 hectares (as of 15 February 2020)
Rumba Complex	New South Wales	Mid-Coast Council			153,167 hectares(as of 19 January 2020)
Scabby Range	New South Wales	Snowy Monaro Regional Council			3,874 hectares (as of 15 February 2020)
Snowy Complex	Victoria
Tambo 35	Victoria
Tambo 64	Victoria
Tambo 48	Victoria
Upper Turon Rd	New South Wales	Mid-Western Regional Council			17,414 hectares(as of 19 January 2020)
Upper Murray	Victoria		29 December 2019		308,242 hectares (as of 17 January 2020)^[55]	Also known as the Green Valley (NSW) or Walwa fire
Utakarra	Western Australia	City of Greater Geraldton
Waterhole Rd	New South Wales	Murray River Council			2 hectares (as of 15 February 2020)
Werri Berri	New South Wales				26,700 hectares(as of 19 January 2020)^[56]	Merged with Badja Forest Road Fire

Impact to towns of the 2019–20 Australian bushfire season

Town/locality	Local government area	State	Impacted Dates	Impact	Coords
Araluen	Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council	New South Wales
Ashby Heights	Clarence Valley Council	New South Wales
Balmoral	Wingecarribee Shire Council	New South Wales
Bargo	Wollondilly Shire	New South Wales
Barringella		New South Wales
Batehaven	Eurobodalla Shire	New South Wales			-35.7333°N 162°W
Batlow	Snowy Valleys Council	New South Wales	4 January 2020^[57]	17 houses destroyed	-35.5167°N 148.15°W
Bell	City of Blue Mountains	New South Wales
Bellangry	Port Macquarie-Hastings Council	New South Wales
Bellbrook	Kempsey Shire	New South Wales			-30.8167°N 152.5°W
Belowra	Eurobodalla Shire	New South Wales
Bemboka	Bega Valley Shire Council	New South Wales			-36.6333°N 149.5833°W
Benandarah	Eurobodalla Shire	New South Wales
Bendalong		New South Wales
Berambing	City of Hawkesbury	New South Wales			-33.5334°N 150.4438°W
Bilpin	City of Hawkesbury	New South Wales	19 December 2019^[58]		-33.4982°N 150.522°W
Bimbimbie	Eurobodalla Shire	New South Wales
Birdwood	Port Macquarie-Hastings Council	New South Wales
Blaxlands Creek	Clarence Valley Council	New South Wales
Bobin	Mid-Coast Council	New South Wales			-31.726°N 152.2839°W
Bombay	Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council	New South Wales
Boolijah		New South Wales
Boorganna	Port Macquarie-Hastings Council	New South Wales
Bora Ridge	Richmond Valley Council	New South Wales
Bowenfels	City of Lithgow	New South Wales			-33.5167°N 157°W
Boydtown	Bega Valley Shire Council	New South Wales			-37.1°N 202°W
Brogo	Bega Valley Shire Council	New South Wales
Broulee	Eurobodalla Shire	New South Wales	31 December 2019^[59] ^[60]		-35.8572°N 150.1789°W
Buangla		New South Wales
Buckenbowra	Eurobodalla Shire	New South Wales
Buccarumbi	Clarence Valley Council	New South Wales
Budgong		New South Wales
Bulga Forest	Mid-Coast Council	New South Wales
Bullio	Wingecarribee Shire	New South Wales
Bumbalong	Snowy Monaro Regional Council	New South Wales	1 February 2020^[61]
Bundamba	Ipswich City Council	Queensland	6 December 20197 December 2019 ^[62]
Bundanoon	Wingecarribee Shire	New South Wales
Bundoora		Victoria	30 December 2019		-37.695°N 145.064°W
Bungawalbin	Richmond Valley Council	New South Wales
Buxton	Blue Mountain National Park	New South Wales
Buxton	Wingecarribee Shire	New South Wales
Cabramurra	Snowy Valleys Council	New South Wales	4 January 2020^[63]	39 homes destroyed^[64]	-35.9331°N 148.3831°W
Cadgee	Eurobodalla Shire	New South Wales
Caffreys Flat	Mid-Coast Council	New South Wales
Camira	Richmond Valley Council	New South Wales
Caparra	Mid-Coast Council	New South Wales
Carrai	Armidale Regional Council	New South Wales
Catalina	Eurobodalla Shire	New South Wales
Chambigne	Clarence Valley Council	New South Wales
Clarence	City of Lithgow	New South Wales
Clouds Creek	Clarence Valley Council	New South Wales
Cobar Park	City of Lithgow	New South Wales
Cobargo	Bega Valley Shire Council	New South Wales	31 December 2019	22 structures destroyed, 2 deaths	-36.3667°N 203°W
Colinton	Snowy Monaro Regional Council	New South Wales	1 February 2020
Colo Heights	City of Hawkesbury	New South Wales			-33.369°N 150.722°W
Congarinni North	Nambucca Shire Council	New South Wales
Conjola		New South Wales
Conjola Park		New South Wales
Coolagolite	Bega Valley Shire Council	New South Wales
Coolumburra		New South Wales
Corang	Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council	New South Wales
Courabyra	Snowy Valleys Council	New South Wales		2 homes destroyed^[65]
Currowan		New South Wales
Currowan	Eurobodalla Shire	New South Wales
Dargan	City of Lithgow	New South Wales
Darlow	Snowy Valleys Council	New South Wales
Debenham	Port Macquarie-Hastings Council	New South Wales
Deep Creek	Kempsey Shire	New South Wales
Deua River Valley	Eurobodalla Shire	New South Wales			-35.7736°N 149.9423°W
Diehard	Glen Innes Southern Shire Council	New South Wales
Doyalson	Central Coast Council	New South Wales			-33.1989°N 151.5181°W
Dumaresq Valley	Tenterfield Shire	New South Wales
Dyers Crossing	Mid-Coast Council	New South Wales
Ebor	Armidale Regional Council	New South Wales			-30.4°N 173°W
East Lynne	City of Shoalhaven	New South Wales
Ellenborough	Port Macquarie-Hastings Council	New South Wales
Emmaville	Glen Innes Southern Shire Council	New South Wales			-29.45°N 187°W
Eurobodalla	Eurobodalla Shire	New South Wales
Exeter	Wingecarribee Shire	New South Wales
Fishermans Paradise	City of Shoalhaven	New South Wales
Forbes River	Port Macquarie-Hastings Council	New South Wales
Gibberagee	Richmond Valley Council	New South Wales
Gilmore	Snowy Valleys Council	New South Wales
Glenreagh	Clarence Valley Council	New South Wales			-30.05°N 211°W
Glenthorne	Mid-Coast Council	New South Wales
Goodmans Ford	Wingecarribee Shire	New South Wales
Hill Top	Wingecarribee Shire	New South Wales
Hillville	Mid-Coast Council	New South Wales
Illaroo	City of Shoalhaven	New South Wales
Jacky Bulbin Flat	Clarence Valley Council	New South Wales
Jeogla	Armidale Regional Council	New South Wales			-30.5667°N 152.1167°W
Jerrawangala	City of Shoalhaven	New South Wales
Jeremadra	Eurobodalla Shire	New South Wales
Johns River	Mid-Coast Council	New South Wales			-31.7303°N 152.6984°W
Kangaroo Creek	Clarence Valley Council	New South Wales
Kangaroo Valley	City of Shoalhaven	New South Wales
Kiah	Bega Valley Shire Council	New South Wales
Killabakh	Mid-Coast Council	New South Wales
Kippaxs	Mid-Coast Council	New South Wales
Koorainghat	Mid-Coast Council	New South Wales			-31.9892°N 152.4747°W
Kulnura	Central Coast Council	New South Wales			-33.2319°N 151.2181°W
Kunama	Snowy Valleys Council	New South Wales
Kurrajong Heights	City of Hawkesbury	New South Wales			-33.55°N 190°W
Lake Conjola	City of Shoalhaven	New South Wales			-35.2667°N 179°W
Laurel Hill	Snowy Valleys Council	New South Wales		4 homes destroyed
Lilli Pilli	Eurobodalla Shire	New South Wales
Little Forest	City of Shoalhaven	New South Wales
Lower Bago	Snowy Valleys Council	New South Wales
Lower Creek	Armidale Regional Council	New South Wales
Mallacoota	Shire of East Gippsland	Victoria	26 December 2019^[66] -	at least 300 homes lost	-37.55°N 149.75°W
Malua Bay	Eurobodalla Shire	New South Wales	31 December 2019^[67]		-35.8°N 164°W
Mangrove Creek	Central Coast Council	New South Wales			-33.34°N 151.143°W
Manyana	City of Shoalhaven	New South Wales
Maragle	Snowy Valleys Council	New South Wales
Marlee	Mid-Coast Council	New South Wales
Merricumbene	Eurobodalla Shire	New South Wales			-35.7342°N 149.8953°W
Mogo	Eurobodalla Shire	New South Wales	31 December 2019
Mogood	City of Shoalhaven	New South Wales
Moollattoo	City of Shoalhaven	New South Wales
Mooral Creek	Mid-Coast Council	New South Wales
Mororo	Clarence Valley Council	New South Wales
Morton	City of Shoalhaven	New South Wales
Morts Estate	City of Lithgow	New South Wales
Mount George	Mid-Coast Council	New South Wales			-31.8833°N 152.1833°W
Mount Marsh	Richmond Valley Council	New South Wales
Mount Seaview	Port Macquarie-Hastings Council	New South Wales
Mount Tomah	City of Blue Mountains	New South Wales			-33.55°N 175°W
Mount Victoria	City of Blue Mountains	New South Wales			-33.5833°N 165°W
Mount Wilson	City of Blue Mountains	New South Wales			-33.5°N 173°W
Mulloon	Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council	New South Wales
Nabiac	Mid-Coast Council	New South Wales			-32.1°N 175°W
Nana Glen	City of Coffs Harbour	New South Wales			-30.1333°N 153°W
Narrabauba	Bega Valley Shire Council	New South Wales
Nelligen	Eurobodalla Shire	New South Wales			-35.6475°N 150.1414°W
Neriga	Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council	New South Wales
Nerrigundah	Eurobodalla Shire	New South Wales			-35.6475°N 150.1414°W
Neringla	Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council	New South Wales
New Italy	Richmond Valley Council	New South Wales
Newnes	City of Lithgow	New South Wales			-33.1792°N 150.2358°W
Newton Boyd	Clarence Valley Council	New South Wales
Nimbin	Lismore City Council	New South Wales			-28.5958°N 153.2231°W
Nowra	City of Shoalhaven	New South Wales			-34.8833°N 186°W
Nowra Hill	City of Shoalhaven	New South Wales
Nullica	Bega Valley Shire Council	New South Wales
Nerenmerenmong	Snowy Valleys Council	New South Wales
Nymboida	Clarence Valley Council	New South Wales			-29.9333°N 205°W
Oakdale	Blue Mountains National Park	New South Wales
Orangeville	Blue Mountains National Park	New South Wales
Oallen	Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council	New South Wales
Paddys Flat	Kyogle Council	New South Wales
Paddys River	Snowy Valleys Council	New South Wales
Pappinbarra	Port Macquarie-Hastings Council	New South Wales
Parma	City of Shoalhaven	New South Wales
Payness Crossing	Singleton Council	New South Wales
Penrose	Wingecarribee Shire	New South Wales
Possum Brush	Mid-Coast Council	New South Wales
Quaama	Bega Valley Shire Council	New South Wales			-36.4647°N 149.8689°W
Rainbow Flat	Mid-Coast Council	New South Wales
Rappville	Richmond Valley Council	New South Wales	8 October 2019^[68]	40 homes destroyed, 2 deaths
Rosedale	Eurobodalla Shire	New South Wales	31 December 2019		-35.8167°N 163°W
Running Stream	City of Lithgow	New South Wales
Running Stream	Mid-Western Regional Council	New South Wales
Runnyford	Eurobodalla Shire	New South Wales
Sassafras	City of Shoalhaven	New South Wales
Shannon Vale	Glen Innes Southern Shire Council	New South Wales
Sharps Creek	Snowy Valleys Council	New South Wales
Silent Grove	Tenterfield Shire	New South Wales
South Arm	Nambucca Shire Council	New South Wales
Spencer	Central Coast Council	New South Wales
Sundy Gully	Snowy Valleys Council	New South Wales
Surf Beach	Eurobodalla Shire	New South Wales
Sussex Inlet	City of Shoalhaven	New South Wales
Tabulam	Tenterfield Shire	New South Wales
Talarm	Nambucca Shire Council	New South Wales
Talbingo	Snowy Valleys Council	New South Wales		6 homes destroyed
Tallong	Goulburn Mulwaree Council	New South Wales			-34.7167°N 150.0833°W
Tantawangalo	Bega Valley Shire	New South Wales	1 February 2020^[69]
Taradale	Snowy Valleys Council	New South Wales
Ten Mile Hollow	City of Hawkesbury	New South Wales			-33.3214°N 151.0881°W
Termeil	City of Shoalhaven	New South Wales
Thrumster	Port Macquarie-Hastings Council	New South Wales
Thumb Creek	Nambucca Shire Council	New South Wales
Tianjara	City of Shoalhaven	New South Wales
Timbillica	Bega Valley Shire Council	New South Wales
Tinonee	Mid-Coast Council	New South Wales			-31.9333°N 177°W
Tinpot	Eurobodalla Shire	New South Wales
Tomboye	Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council	New South Wales
Tomerong	City of Shoalhaven	New South Wales
Torrington	Tenterfield Shire	New South Wales
Towamba	Bega Valley Shire Council	New South Wales			-37.0833°N 190°W
Towong	Shire of Towong	Victoria			-36.1261°N 147.9869°W
Tumbarumba	Snowy Valleys Council	New South Wales	1 January 2020^[70]	7 homes destroyed	-35.7833°N 148.0167°W
Upper Lansdowne	Mid-Coast Council	New South Wales
Upper Pappinbarra	Port Macquarie-Hastings Council	New South Wales
Upper Town Flower	Clarence Valley Council	New South Wales
Utungun	Nambucca Shire Council	New South Wales
Verona	Bega Valley Shire Council	New South Wales
Wandandian	City of Shoalhaven	New South Wales
Wandella	Bega Valley Shire Council	New South Wales
Warri	Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council	New South Wales
Webbs Creek	City of Hawkesbury	New South Wales			-33.35°N 206°W
Werombi	Blue Mountains National Park	New South Wales
Willawarrin	Kempsey Shire	New South Wales
Willi Willi	Kempsey Shire	New South Wales
Willigobung	Snowy Valleys Council	New South Wales
Wingello	Wingecarribee Shire	New South Wales
Whiporie	Richmond Valley Council	New South Wales
Wittitrin	Kempsey Shire	New South Wales
Wog Wog	Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council	New South Wales
Wolgan Valley	City of Lithgow	New South Wales
Wombeyan Caves	Upper Lachlan Shire	New South Wales
Wombeyan Caves	Wingecarribee Shire	New South Wales
Wonboyn	Bega Valley Shire Council	New South Wales			-37.25°N 204°W
Wondalga	Snowy Valleys Council	New South Wales		4 homes destroyed
Woodburn	City of Shoalhaven	New South Wales
Woodlands	Eurobodalla Shire	New South Wales
Wyndham	Bega Valley Shire	New South Wales	1 February 2020
Yarranbella	Nambucca Shire Council	New South Wales
Yarras	Port Macquarie-Hastings Council	New South Wales
Yarrowitch	Walcha Shire	New South Wales
Yatteyattah	City of Shoalhaven	New South Wales
Yaven Creek	Snowy Valleys Council	New South Wales
Yowrie	Bega Valley Shire Council	New South Wales
Peregian Beach	Sunshine Coast Region	Queensland			-26.4663°N 153.0636°W
Ravensbourne	Toowoomba Region	Queensland			-27.35°N 161°W
Stanthorpe	Southern Downs Region	Queensland

Impact to National Parks of the 2019–20 Australian bushfire season

National Park	State	Impact Dates	Impact
Blue Mountains National Park	New South Wales
Flinders Chase National Park	South Australia
French Island National Park	Victoria	15 January 2020 -
Kanangra-Boyd National Park	New South Wales
Kosciuszko National Park	New South Wales		Destroyed buildings include: Delaneys Hut, Sawyers Hill Rest House, Happys Hut, Wolgal Lodge, Kiandra Court House, Pattersons Hut, Matthews Cottage, Round Mountain Hut, Bradley and O’Briens Hut, Four Mile Hut^[71] ^[72]
Lane Cove National Park	New South Wales
Morton National Park	New South Wales
Namadgi National Park	Australian Capital Territory	27 January 2020^[73] -	50% of the national park burnt as of 2 February 2020 80% of the national park burnt as of 8 February 2020^[74]
Stirling Range National Park	Western Australia
Wollemi National Park	New South Wales
Woomargama National Park	New South Wales
Yengo National Park	New South Wales

External links

• NSW Rural Fire Service - Major Fire Updates
• ArcGIS - Aggregated view of National Bushfire Boundaries

Notes and References

1. Web site: Major Fire Updates - Advice - Adaminaby Complex (Snowy Monaro LGA) 2020-01-19 09:03. NSW Rural Fire Service. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200119011557/https://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/fire-information/major-fire-updates/mfu?id=8891. 19 January 2020. 19 January 2020.
2. Web site: 22 September 2021. NSW Bushfires Coronial Inquiry. .
3. Web site: Major Fire Updates - Advice - Badja Forest Road, Countegany (Snowy Monaro, Eurobodalla and Bega Valley LGAs) 2020-01-19 09:02. 19 January 2020. NSW Rural Fire Service. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200119004452/https://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/fire-information/major-fire-updates/mfu?id=8525. 19 January 2020. 19 January 2020.
4. News: 2020-08-31 . Locals learn lessons from 'ferocious' Bees Nest firestorm . en-AU . ABC News . 2022-06-11.
5. News: 2020-08-31 . Locals learn lessons from 'ferocious' Bees Nest firestorm . en-AU . ABC News . 2022-06-11.
6. News: 2020-08-31 . Locals learn lessons from 'ferocious' Bees Nest firestorm . en-AU . ABC News . 2022-06-11.
7. Web site: Newsroom . 2019-09-07 . Homes and properties under threat as Bees Nest bushfire continues to burn . 2022-06-11 . The Armidale Express . en-AU.
8. Web site: 2019-09-07 . Emergency warning posted on Bees Nest fire . 2022-06-11 . The Macleay Argus . en-AU.
9. Web site: Major Fire Updates - Advice - Border Fire (Bega Valley LGA) 2020-01-19 09:02. 19 January 2020. NSW Rural Fire Service. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200119010807/https://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/fire-information/major-fire-updates/mfu?id=9206. 19 January 2020. 19 January 2020.
10. Web site: My community, like many around the...: 5 Feb 2020: House debates (OpenAustralia.org) . 2022-06-11 . www.openaustralia.org.au.
11. Web site: 2019-11-16 . NSW Bushfire Watch & Act: Border Trail, Woodenbong (Kyogle LGA) . 2022-06-11 . The Australian Early Warning Network - www.ewn.com.au.
12. Web site: 2019-11-16 . NSW Bushfire Watch & Act: Border Trail, Woodenbong (Kyogle LGA) . 2022-06-11 . The Australian Early Warning Network - www.ewn.com.au.
13. News: Macleay fire update: Carrai East fire north west of Kempsey continues to burn. 9 December 2019. Macleay Argus. 25 January 2020.
14. Web site: Major Fire Updates - Advice - Clyde Mountain (Eurobodalla LGA) 2020-01-19 09:03. 19 January 2020. NSW Rural Fire Service. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200119011050/https://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/fire-information/major-fire-updates/mfu?id=8490. 19 January 2020. 19 January 2020.
15. Web site: Clyde Mountain fire. 16 February 2020. Facebook. Far South Coast Rural Fire Service. en. 2020-02-16.
16. Web site: Incident Details transmitted using the Common Alerting Protocol. 15 February 2020. NSW Rural Fire Service. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200215063651/http://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/feeds/majorIncidentsCAP.xml. 15 February 2020. 19 January 2020.
17. Web site: Major Fire Updates - Advice - Currowan Fire (Shoalhaven LGA) 2020-01-19 09:05. 19 January 2020. New South Wales Rural Fire Service. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200119000740/https://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/fire-information/major-fire-updates/mfu?id=6025. 19 January 2020. 19 January 2020.
18. Web site: Firefighters take a lap of honour after ruthless Currowan bushfire extinguished. 2020-02-09. Illawarra Mercury. en. 2020-02-09.
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