General Requirements

COMPLIANCE PERIOD: Rural Residential and Vacant Urban Land requirements must be completed by 1 December. Rural Land requirements must be completed by 15 December. Special Rural, Vacant Urban Land and Rural Land requirements must be maintained in accordance with the Bush Fire Notice until 12 May of the following year or a later date if the compliance period is extended, in which case a notice will be placed in the Busselton-Margaret Times and the Busselton-Dunsborough Mail advising you of that later date.

Permits to burn are required for the whole of the restricted periods and can only be obtained from the Fire Control Officer for your area.  Permits are to be obtained before burning commences. (The permit holder must be in possession of the permit during the burn.)  Any special conditions imposed by the Fire Control Officer when issuing permits must be strictly adhered to.

The permit holder shall give notice of his/her intentions to burn to:

• The City of Busselton Administration office on the day when the burning is to take place. Weekend burning must be notified by Friday at 4.00pm. Phone (08) 9781 0444. Burning on Sundays and public holidays is prohibited.
• The owner or occupier of adjoining land.
• Department of Environment and Conservation if the land is situated within 3 km of State Forest land or if adjacent to a National Park. Phone (08) 9731 6232.

Garden Refuse Urban Areas: No garden refuse is permitted to be burnt on the ground, in the open air or in an outdoor incinerator within the urban areas of Busselton and Dunsborough town sites at any time of the year.

Garden Refuse Rural - Residential Areas: The burning of garden refuse is prohibited from 14 December to 29 February. During the restricted burning period, 2 November to 14 December & 1 March to 12 May each year, permits are required to be obtained from the fire control officer for your area for the burning of any garden refuse. 

Burning of toxic materials and rubbish is prohibited at all times. 

Wood fire pizza ovens must have a spark arrestor fitted.

Camp fires are prohibited within the City of Busselton during the resticted burning period.

Wood and coal fuelled barbecues are banned during or in any period when the fire danger forcast is 'very high' or above.

Warning: The use of electric fences during Very High to Extreme Fire Danger may cause fire.

Owners of tractors with down swept exhaust systems are encouraged to have an approved spark arrester fitted as provided in the Bush Fires Act 1954 Regulations.

AS A LANDOWNER YOU HAVE A RESPONSIBILTY TO MANAGE YOUR PROPERTY TO REDUCE THE RISK OF A BUSHFIRE! YOU ARE ALSO RETRICTED FROM BURNING OFF OR OTHERWISE LIGHTING FIRES AT CERTAIN TIMES OF THE YEAR.

PLEASE TAKE YOUR RESPONSIBILITY SERIOUSLY

Do not hesitate to contact the Ranger & Fire Services Departement on (08) 9781 0444 if you require further clarification of the above information.