Have your say on bush fire risk in Namoi Gwydir

Fire agencies and land managers are developing a new Bush Fire Risk Management Plan for communities within the Narrabri, Moree Plains and Gwydir Council areas. The Namoi Gwydir Bush Fire Risk Management Committee (BFMC) is inviting the community to participate in this process by having a say on how bush fire risk is managed.

Your input into Namoi/Gwydir Bush Fire Risk Management Plan will provide valuable insights that enable the Namoi/Gwydir Bush Fire Management Committee to prioritise the communities, places, spaces, resources, and assets that hold the most value to you.

The data you provide by answering the survey questions will be anonymously supplied to your area’s Bush Fire Management Committee. They will assess data collections rather than individual answers, so that they can establish a clearer community sentiment and gain insights from a large sample size.

The personal details you submit will be used to validate your submission and to allow notifications to be sent to you when the status of this BFRMP changes.

The Namoi/Gwydir BFMC area spans 4,025,868 hectares (ha). The area covers the Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Gwydir, Narrabri and Moree Plains and features National Parks covering an area of 184,218ha (4.5% of BFMC area) and State Forests covering an area of 189,648ha (4.7% of BFMC area).

The Namoi/Gwydir area has approximately 36.22% bushland and 62.32% grassland with the balance being the built environment or water bodies. A bush or grass fire can happen at any time of the year, but the risk is higher during the warmer months, when bush, grass or scrub is drier.

The Bush Fire Risk Management Plan for Namoi/Gwydir was published on 11 September 2018.

These plans identify the bush fire risks in high risk locations and sets out the types of work scheduled to deal with the risk of bush fires.

BFRMPs are updated within every five-year period, however, the treatments and works set out in the plans are subject to change on a yearly basis due to fire activity, weather and new risk factors. This plan may not have been updated with the latest treatment and works plans/information.

Complete a short, 5 minute survey before Thursday, 31 August 2023 by visiting https://nswrfs.jotform.com/230316930987866