List of fires and impacts of the 2019-20 Australian bushfire season
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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 |
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Adaminaby Complex | New South Wales | Snowy Monaro Regional Council[1] | 31/12/2019[2] | Out on 16/02/2020[2] | 98,485 hectares
(as of 15 February 2020)[3] |
Ignited by several lightening strikes[2] |
Badja Foreest Rd | New South Wales | Snowy Monaro Regional Council | 315,512 hectares
(as of 15 February 2020)[3] |
Joined with the Good Good fire and the Werri Berri fire[4] | ||
Big Jack Mountain | New South Wales | Bega Valley Shire | 19,633 hectares
(as of 15 February 2020)[3] |
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Bondi | New South Wales | Snowy Monaro Regional Council | 3,539 hectares
(as of 15 February 2020)[3] |
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Border Fire | New South Wales | Bega Valley Shire[5] | 192,489 hectares
(as of 15 February 2020)[3] |
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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)[3] |
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Campbells River Rd | New South Wales | Oberon Council | 481 hectares
(as of 15 February 2020)[3] |
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Carrai East[6] | New South Wales | Kempsey Shire | ||||
Clear Range | New South Wales | Snowy Monaro Regional Council | 12,458 hectares
(as of 15 February 2020)[3] |
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Clyde Mountain | New South Wales | Eurobodalla Shire[7] | 29 December 2019[8] | Out 16 February 2020[8] | 98,816 hectares
(as of 15 February 2020)[3] |
Grew from Currowan fire[7]
Over 400 homes destroyed[8] |
Coombes Gap Complex | New South Wales | Port Macquarie-Hastings Council[3] | 37,772 hectares
(as of 19 January 2020)[3] |
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Creewah Rd | New South Wales | Snowy Monaro Regional Council | 9,314 hectares
(as of 15 February 2020)[3] |
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Currowan | New South Wales | City of Shoalhaven[9] | 26 November 2019[10] | Out 8 February 2020[11] | 499,621 hectares
(as of 8 February 2020)[11] |
Ignited by lightning strike[10]
312 homes destroyed, 173 damaged and 1,889 saved.[11] |
Crestwood Drive | New South Wales | Port Macquarie-Hastings Council[3] | 3,572 hectares
(as of 19 January 2020)[3] |
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Dunns Road | New South Wales | Snowy Valleys Council[12] | 28 December 2019 | Contained 2 February 2020[14]
Out 15 February 2020[15] |
333,940 hectares | Ignited by lightning strike[16]
182 homes destroyed[15] |
East Rd | New South Wales | Murray River Council | 5 hectares
(as of 15 February 2020)[3] |
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Forest Road, Comberton | New South Wales | City of Shoalhaven[17] | 2,686 hectares[3] | |||
French Island | Victoria | 15 January 2020[18] | Contained 20 January 2020[19] | 87 hectares[19] | Believed to be ignited by lightning strike[18] | |
Gospers Mountain | New South Wales | City of Hawkesbury[3] | 26 October 2019[20] | Contained 13 January 2020[21]
Out 7 February 2020[22] |
512,626 hectares[23] | Ignited by lightning strike[20] |
Good Good | New South Wales | Snowy Monaro Regional Council | 42,563 hectares
(as of 15 February 2020)[3] |
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Green Valley | New South Wales | Greater Hume Shire[24] | 29 December 2019[25] | Out 18 February 2020[26] | 208,275 hectares
(as of 15 February 2020)[3] |
Ignited by lightning strike[16]7 related deaths including John Smith, Ross Rixon, Robert and Patrick Salway, Collin Burns, Michael Clarke and Richard Steele.[27] |
Green Wattle Creek | New South Wales | Wollondilly Shire[3] | Out 7 February 2020[22] | 278,405 hectares
(as of 19 January 2020)[3] |
Ignited by lightning strike[16] | |
Jinden | New South Wales | Queanbeyan–Palerang Regional Council | 17,684 hectares
(as of 15 February 2020)[3] |
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Kangaroo Island Complex | South Australia | Kangaroo Island Council | 20 December 2019[28] | 210,000 hectares
(as of 14 January 2020)[29] |
Believed to be ignited by lightning strike[16]
2 deaths[30] | |
Kerry Ridge | New South Wales | Muswellbrook Shire | Out 7 February 2020[22] | 156,000 hectares
(as of 19 January 2020)[31] |
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Kydra Complex | New South Wales | Snowy Monaro Regional Council | 8,766 hectares
(as of 15 February 2020)[3] |
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Lindfield Park Road | New South Wales | Port Macquarie-Hastings Council | 18 July 2019[32] | Out 12 February 2020[32] | 858 hectares (as of 12 February 2020)[32] | |
Little L Complex | New South Wales | Singleton Council[3] | 171,396 hectares
(as of 19 January 2020)[3] |
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Long Gully Road | New South Wales | Tenterfield Shire | 5 September 2019[33] | Out 27 October 2019[33][34] | 74,000 hectares[33] | Ignited by lightning strike[33]
2 deaths[33] 40 homes destroyed, 22 damaged, 300 saved[33] |
Macalister 43 | Victoria | 37°04′11″S 147°05′16″E / 37.0696°S 147.08774°E | ||||
Meads Creek West | New South Wales | |||||
Mt Royal | New South Wales | Dungog, New South Wales[3] | 9,250 hectares
(as of 19 January 2020)[3] |
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Myall Creek Road | New South Wales | Richmond Valley Council[3] | Out 7 February 2020[22] | 121,324 hectares
(as of 19 January 2020)[3] |
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Myrtle Mountain Road | New South Wales | Bega Valley Shire | 30 December 2019[35] | |||
Orroral Valley | Australian Capital Territory | 27 January 2020[36] | Contained 10 February 2020[37] | 86,562 hectares (as of 15 February 2020)[3] | Ignited by landing light on army helicopter in Namadgi National Park[36] | |
Ovens 41 | Victoria | |||||
Pearson Trail Complex | New South Wales | 23,053 hectares
(as of 19 January 2020)[3] |
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Pilot Lookout | New South Wales | Snowy Valleys Council[38] | 14,400 hectares
(as of 19 January 2020)[38] |
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Postmans Trail | New South Wales | Bega Valley Shire | 12,285 hectares (as of 15 February 2020)[3] | |||
Rockton | New South Wales | Snowy Monaro Regional Council | 26,295 hectares (as of 15 February 2020)[3] | |||
Rolling Ground | New South Wales | Snowy Valleys Council | 5,688 hectares (as of 15 February 2020)[3] | |||
Rumba Complex | New South Wales | Mid-Coast Council[3] | 153,167 hectares
(as of 19 January 2020)[3] |
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Scabby Range | New South Wales | Snowy Monaro Regional Council | 3,874 hectares (as of 15 February 2020)[3] | |||
Snowy Complex | Victoria | |||||
Tambo 35 | Victoria | |||||
Tambo 64 | Victoria | |||||
Tambo 48 | Victoria | |||||
Upper Turon Rd | New South Wales | Mid-Western Regional Council[3] | 17,414 hectares
(as of 19 January 2020)[3] |
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Upper Murray | Victoria | 29 December 2019[25] | 308,242 hectares
(as of 17 January 2020)[39] |
Also known as the Green Valley (NSW) or Walwa fire[25] | ||
Utakarra | Western Australia | City of Greater Geraldton | ||||
Waterhole Rd | New South Wales | Murray River Council | 2 hectares (as of 15 February 2020)[3] | |||
Werri Berri | New South Wales | 26,700 hectares
(as of 19 January 2020)[40] |
Merged with Badja Forest Road Fire[40] |
Impact to towns of the 2019–20 Australian bushfire season[]
Impact to National Parks of the 2019–20 Australian bushfire season[]
National Park | State | Impact Dates | Impact |
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Blue Mountains National Park | New South Wales | ||
Flinders Chase National Park | South Australia | ||
French Island National Park | Victoria | 15 January 2020[18] - | |
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[55][56] | |
Lane Cove National Park | New South Wales | ||
Morton National Park | New South Wales | ||
Namadgi National Park | Australian Capital Territory | 27 January 2020[57] - | 50% of the national park burnt as of 2 February 2020[45] 80% of the national park burnt as of 8 February 2020[58] |
Stirling Range National Park | Western Australia | ||
Wollemi National Park | New South Wales | ||
Woomargama National Park | New South Wales | ||
Yengo National Park | New South Wales |
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