Planned burn: Mount Cotton – 14 June 2024

Redland City Council’s Parks and Conservation crews will undertake a hazard reduction burn in a section of bushland within the German Church Road Bushland Refuge on Friday 14 June 2024, weather conditions permitting.

The location of the burn area is 754-776 German Church Road, Mount Cotton – highlighted in yellow on the map.

The purpose of the burn is to reduce the volume of forest litter fuel, which will assist with hazard reduction – reducing the fire danger and providing conditions essential for native regeneration.

It is appreciated that this burn may cause some inconvenience, however all attempts will be made to limit any smoke hazards.

There will be a shoulder closure along Elkhorn Street adjacent to the burn area and traffic management (control burn and smoke hazard advisory signs) will be in place in neighbouring streets that may be impacted by smoke.

Motorists are advised to drive with caution and to conditions.

Council recommends that people close their windows and doors and those who have a respiratory condition keep their medications nearby.

Residents can receive targeted alerts about planned burns on Council land, based on burn location and prevailing winds, by opting in for community alerts through Council’s emergency notification messaging service. To register, go Council’s Redlands Coast Disaster Dashboard at disaster.redland.qld.gov.au and follow the prompts under the Redlands Coast Alerts tab.

For more information about Council’s planned burn program, visit redland.qld.gov.au/PlannedBurns

Redland City Council provides a suite of services to 166,873 residents and more than 63,000 residential households across Redlands Coast. Our naturally wonderful city on Quandamooka Country is home to more than 335 kilometres of coastline, six island communities and 12 mainland suburbs. Council’s planned burns program is funded through the Environment and Coastal Management Levy.