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NO-BURN NOTICE

(Prohibition of Burning of Fires)

Pursuant to s.133 of the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997, the Environment Protection Authority makes the following order.

Director-General
Sydney, 4 August 2000

1. This order applies only to the following local government areas:

Ashfield

Hornsby

Pittwater

Auburn

Hunters Hill

Port Stephens

Bankstown

Hurstville

Randwick

Baulkam Hills

Kiama

Rockdale

Blacktown

Kogarah

Ryde

Blue Mountains

Ku-ring-gai

Shellharbour

Botany Bay

Lake Macquarie

South Sydney

Burwood

Lane Cove

Strathfield

Camden

Leichhardt

Sutherland

Campbelltown

Liverpool

Sydney

Canterbury

Maitland

Warringah

Cessnock

Manly

Waverley

Canada Bay

Marrickville

Willoughby

Fairfield

Mosman

Wingecarribee

Gosford

Newcastle

Wollondilly

Hawkesbury

North Sydney

Wollongong

Holroyd

Parramatta

Woollahra

 

Penrith

Wyong

2. Burning of fires in the open is prohibited except for the following purposes:

  • the fighting of bushfires;
  • the preparation of food (e.g. barbeques); or
  • the reduction of fire hazards required or expressly permitted by the Rural Fires Act 1997 (NSW) conducted by:

Warringah-Pittwater Rural Fire Service - Caladenta Close, Ingleside on Sunday 6 August

Camden Rural Fire Service - Lodges Rd, Narellan on Saturday 5 August

Blue Mountains Rural Fire Service - Henry St, Lawson on Saturday 5 August

3. Burning of fires in incinerators is prohibited unless the incinerator is used in accordance with a licence issued by the Environment Protection Authority.

4. This order has effect from: 0000 hours on Saturday 5 August 2000 until 0000 hours on Monday 7 August 2000.

Further information about this order is available from the Environment Protection Authority's Pollution Line on 13 15 55.

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