Prescribed burns for 2025
Council has endorsed the use of prescribed burning as part of the 2025 bushfire mitigation treatment work.
This means planned hazard reduction burns are due to take place in several locations throughout the Shire of Ravensthorpe in 2025.
This page will be updated with specific details of prescribed burns when they are confirmed.
Confirmed burns:
They are currently no burns confirmed.
Once a burn is confirmed as going ahead, specific information such as the date and location will be shared here.
Upcoming 2025 prescribed burns:
All burns are subject to favourable weather conditions and some listed below may not go ahead within the 2025 prescribed burning program.
Springdale Road, Hopetoun


Hopetoun, western side of Krystal Park (Water Corporation)

Mason Bay

Hopetoun-Ravensthorpe Road (Blue Vista subdivision)

Southern Ocean Road (near access to Two Mile, east of Hopetoun)

Munglinup (near football oval)

Munglinup (windrows)

Jerdacuttup (east of primary school)

Fitzgerald (southern side)

Ravensthorpe: Various road reserves (windrows)

Ravensthorpe: Golf reserve (windrows)

Ravensthorpe: Woodlands first 8km of Hopetoun-Ravensthorpe Road (windrows)

Southern Ocean Road (One Mile buffer, eastern edge of Hopetoun)

Ravensthorpe: Tourism display reserve (eastern side of Heavy Haulage Road)

More details on these burns will be provided shortly.
All burns are subject to favourable weather conditions and will be carried out by the Shire of Ravensthorpe in conjunction with volunteer brigades.
Please be mindful of emergency service personnel and vehicles when in the region. Signage will be in place.
Bushfire mitigation endorsed by Council

Pictured: Example of mechanical bushfire mitigation work in Ravensthorpe.
The Shire of Ravensthorpe uses a number of methods to mitigate the risk of bushfire in the region.
Mitigation activities include chemical and mechanical (example pictured above) treatments, as well as prescribed burns to minimise the potential risk of fires.
All mitigation treatments for 2025 as proposed and funded under the Mitigation Activity Fund Grants Program were endorsed by Council and can be found here.