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Berry Springs Nature Park - With over 200 mm of rain in two days, many waterholes
are CLOSED due to the turbulence of the water and increased risk of saltwater crocodiles entering the area. Most will remain closed
for the duration of the Wet season
Butterfly Gorge Nature Park and Tjuwaliyn Hot Springs (Douglas Hot Springs) are now CLOSED for
the remainder of the Wet due to flooding.
Garig Gunak Barlu National Park (Coburg Peninsula) is CLOSED.
Florence Falls along
with Buley Rock Hole were OPENED for swimming 24th December 2016 with proviso conditions may change quickly - yes CLOSED again
pm 27th December 2016. Litchfield National Park - as heavy rain continues to fall in the Top End, The Lower Cascades, Florence andWangi Falls along with Buley Rock Hole remain CLOSED TO SWIMMING until further notice from 22nd December 2016. Florence andBuley Rock Hole CLOSED TO SWIMMING again 22nd January 2017.
The Lost City, Reynolds River 4WD Track including Surprise Creek
Falls, Sandy Creek Falls and Blyth Homestead are all now CLOSED for the remainder of the wet season. Walker Creek and Bamboo
Creek have now had a lot of inundation and will remain CLOSED for the remainder of the wet season.
Cutta Cutta Caves Nature Park -
Rainfall is now impacting on the caves and the access road. The Park will be CLOSED from 21st December 2016.
Limmen National
Park - Access to Limmen National Park via the Nathan River Road is CLOSED due to flooding. We will keep everyone informed should the
road re-open. The Munbililla Camp Ground remains OPEN to those people accessing by boat from the Roper River.
Keep River National
Park - The majority of the Park is CLOSED due to flooding, access remains to the Ranger Station and the Information Centre.
Judburra / Gregory National Park - Limestone gorge campground, Calcite flow walk and Bullita campground in Judbarra/Gregory National Park are now CLOSED due to flooding.
Updated 23rd January 2017
The Great Northern Highway in Western Australia has been RE-OPENED between West Swan Road and Warbrook Road in Upper Swan after being
closed due to a bushfire. The bushfire emergency warning is still current. Please avoid the area.
TheGreat Northern Highway, Western Australia RE-OPENED following closure on 6th January 2017 between Derby Highway intersection
and Fitzroy Crossing due to rising water at Blina floodways (approximately 85km south east of the intersection).
Geikie
Gorge National Park will be CLOSED until further notice 29th December 2016 due to high and fluctuating levels of the Fitzroy River.
The
Ordnance area in Mount Frankland South National Park, including the Deep River area and Centre Road Crossing campsite, bounded by
South Western Highway, Beardmore Road, Doug Road, Angove Road and Railway Parade will remain CLOSED for several weeks. There is active
fire in the Deep River system from a prescribed burn that was first lit on 12 October 2016. The area will remain closed until the
prescribed burn is completed and the area is made safe. Signage is in place and roads and tracks have been closed.
In the Northern Territory roads and parks CLOSED include all or parts of the Tablelands Highway, Barkly Stock Route, Buchanan Highway, Calvert Road, Ranken Road, Litchfield Park Road, Bitter Springs access road, Elsey National Park, Mataranka Homestead, Wollogorang Road, Nathan Rover Road and Roper Highway. Update: Jon Hauser Drive Mataranka has been reopened but many sites accessed from the road remain closed.
The Ordnance area in Mount Frankland South National Park, including the Deep River area and
Centre Road Crossing campsite, bounded by South Western Highway, Beardmore Road, Doug Road, Angove Road and Railway Parade will remain CLOSED for
several weeks. There is active fire in the Deep River system from a prescribed burn that was first lit on 12 October 2016. The area
will remain closed until the prescribed burn is completed and the area is made safe. Signage is in place and roads and tracks have
been closed.
UPDATE 13th February 2017: Sadly Uarbry suffered extensive damage overnight, with most houses being lost.
An emergency warning is in place 12th February 2017 for a bush fire to the east of Dunedoo, north of the Golden Highway. The fire is moving in an Easterly direction towards Uarbry and Turill. The Golden Highway has been CLOSED between Black Stump Way and Vinegaroy Road due to smoke.
There
are a number of fires burning in the Mid Coast region, currently burning in an easterly direction in the Greater Taree, Gloucester,
Wauchope and Great Lakes areas. Thunbderbolts Way has been CLOSED between Scone Road and Nowendoc Village.
Forestry Corporation of NSW’s Senior Manager Forest Stewardship Kathy Lyons said the forests had been closed in consultation with the Rural Fire Service Deputy Commissioner due to the high threat of bushfire.
“All State forests in the Central Coast and Greater Hunter, including Strickland State Forest, the State forests of the Watagan Mountains, the State Forests of the Barrington Tops and State forests in the Dungog, Bulahdelah, Taree, Kendall, Wauchope and Kempsey areas are closed for the weekend due to the high fire danger,” Ms Lyons said.
“Sydney’s Cumberland State Forest will be closed on Saturday 11 February and re-assessed on Saturday afternoon.
“The closures will affect popular camp grounds and picnic areas in Olney, Heaton and Strickland State forests, and recreation areas along the Allyn River and Telegherry River in the Chichester State Forest as well as Lowden Forest camp site in Tallaganda State Forest.
All areas of Elsey National Park are now CLOSED due to heavy rain and flooding in the area. John Hauser Drive, Mataranka now CLOSED due to rising waters. Martins Road Mataranka (access road to Bitter Springs) CLOSED due to
flooding. Mataranka Homestead Road closed due to flooding.
• Dales camp ground
• Circular Pool
• Fortescue Falls
• Fern Pool
• Banjima West road
• Karijini Eco Retreat
• Weano, Joffre and Knox lookouts and walk trails