Applies from Fri 27 Dec 2024, 12.01am to Fri 27 Dec 2024, 11.59pm. Last reviewed: Thu 26 Dec 2024, 5.23pm

Safety alerts: Extreme Fire Danger

NPWS is advising visitors to local national parks to take caution on Friday 27th December 2024 due to high to extreme fire danger.

A Total Fire Ban has been declared for Greater Hunter region.

High temperatures and strong winds are forecast and are likely to lead to dangerous conditions that may change quickly.

Plan your visit to a national park carefully, take adequate water and remain hydrated.

For more information, contact the local NPWS office.

NPWS recommends reviewing RFS information on Total Fire Bans, Fire Danger Ratings, and keep up to date using the Hazards Near Me app:

https://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/fire-information/fdr-and-tobans

https://www.nsw.gov.au/emergency/hazards-near-me-app

Affects 3 parks and 47 locations nearby. Show list

• Little Broughton Island Nature Reserve
• Myall Lakes National Park
  • Banksia Green campground
  • Black Oaks picnic area
  • Boomeri campground
  • Brambles Green campground
  • Broughton Island campground
  • Broughton Island walking tracks
  • Bungarie Bay campground
  • Cutlers Cottage
  • Dark Point Aboriginal Place
  • Dark Point walking track
  • Davies Cottage
  • Dees Corner campground
  • Engels Reach picnic area
  • Freshwater campground
  • Grandis picnic area
  • Hearts Point picnic area
  • Hole in the Wall picnic area
  • Joes Cove campground
  • Johnsons Beach campground
  • Korsmans Landing campground and picnic area
  • Mackaway Bay campground
  • Mining Road to Old Gibber Road cycling trail
  • Mungo Brush campground
  • Mungo Rainforest walk
  • Mungo walking track
  • Neranie campground and picnic area
  • Neranie Headland walking track
  • Northern Broadwater picnic area
  • NRMA Myall Shores Holiday Park
  • O'Sullivans Gap picnic area
  • Pipers Creek picnic area
  • Rivermouth campground
  • Seal Rocks Lighthouse Cottages
  • Shelly Beach campground
  • Stewart and Lloyds campground
  • Submarine Beach walking track
  • Sugarloaf Point Lighthouse
  • Sunnyside campground
  • Tamboi picnic area
  • Tamboi walking track
  • Treachery Headland walking track
  • Two Mile Sands campground
  • Violet Hill campground and picnic area
  • The Wells campground
  • White Tree Bay campground and picnic area
  • Yacaaba Headland walking track
  • Yagon campground
• Stormpetrel Nature Reserve

Applies from Fri 27 Dec 2024, 12.01am to Fri 27 Dec 2024, 11.59pm. Last reviewed: Thu 26 Dec 2024, 3.53pm

Fire bans: Total Fire Ban

A total fire ban has been declared by the NSW Rural Fire Service. The total fire ban applies for the entire 24-hour period. Total fire ban rules apply. This ban may be extended. Please continue to check this website. To find out where and when total fire bans are currently in effect, please visit the NSW Rural Fire Service.

Affects 1 park nearby. Show list

• Little Broughton Island Nature Reserve

Applies from Tue 27 Dec 2022, 12.56pm to Mon 1 Dec 2025, 1.00pm. Last reviewed: Tue 26 Nov 2024, 2.48pm

Closed areas: Mungo track detour due to flood damage

The boardwalk between Tamboi trail and Brambles Green campground is permanently closed due to flood damage.

Walkers on the Mungo Track can take the detour at Mungo Brush. Please follow the walking track to the beach and then walk south for 4km. Take the slashed management trail which connects the beach to Mungo Brush Road to re-join the Mungo Track.

For further information, please call Manning Great Lakes area office on 02 6591 0300.

Affects 1 park and 1 location nearby. Show list

• Myall Lakes National Park
  • Mungo walking track