Fires
Treatment continues for Turia
Burns victim Turia Pitt says she will probably have to endure operations for the rest of her life.
A bushfire burned 80 percent of her body as she competed in the Racing the Planet marathon at El Questro in 2011.
She told the ABC she is studying for two post-graduate degrees and writing a book.
Broome: Suspicious fire
Police say a fire in bushland near Howe Drive is considered suspicious.
It started about 1:00 pm on Thursday and burned to within 50 metres of houses.
Kununurra: Prescribed burn today
The Department of Environment and Conservation is burning off today 45 kilometres east of Kununurra.
Drivers are urged to take care.
You can read a DEC statement here:
Prescribed burns today
The Department of Environment and Conservation is burning bush today at Mitchell River and Prince Regent National Parks.
You can read a media release here:
West Kimberley fires
This link shows a satellite image of prescribed burns in the West Kimberley.
PhysOrg [read this story]
Wyndham: Prescribed burn abandoned
DEC abandoned a prescribed burn last week because it threatened rare Gouldian finches.
A Gouldian finch - courtesy Wikimedia
Officers will try again in a couple of weeks’ time.
It is important to the birds’ survival to keep fuel loads down.
Leopold Ranges: Prescribed burn today
DEC is burning the scrub at King Leopold Conservation Park, 200km east of Derby, today.
You can read the department’s statement here:
Wyndham: More bush burns today
DEC is burning off the bush on crown land 2km north of Wynham.
Another prescribed burn is in place at King Leopold Conservation Park, 300km east of Derby.
You can read a statement here:
