Start Date: Tuesday 21st of April 2026
End Date: Wednesday 22nd of April 2026
Forest Fire Management Victoria and CFA advise that the following planned burning will be carried out on Tuesday 21st of April and Wednesday 22nd of April 2026, weather conditions permitting.
LM-MAL-UND-0043 Murray Sunset-Wymlet Boundary.
This operation will treat 491.57 ha of the 1023.56 ha fuel reduction burn, located 21km NW of Walpeup.
This burn should be completed between 10:00am Tuesday 21st of April and 8:00pm on Wednesday
22nd of April 2026.
You may see smoke from this burn until Sunday 26th of April 2026.
Smoke may be visible from: Underbool, Walpeup, Ouyen, Hattah and surrounding communities.
You may be affected by smoke from these planned burns.
FFMVic Staff will be patrolling this burn until declared safe.
Online Resources:
2020 Loddon Mallee Bushfire Management Strategy and Grampians Bushfire Management Strategy at https://www.safertogether.vic.gov.au/strategic-bushfire-management-planning
View the Joint Fuel Management Program (JFMP) or upcoming burns near you via an interactive map or PDF maps at https://www.ffm.vic.gov.au/bushfire-fuel-and-risk-management/planned-burning-in-victoria
For on-line information about Victoria’s Bushfire Management Policy “Safer Together” visit https://www.safertogether.vic.gov.au/
Download the VicEmergency app
Sign up to the free Planned Burning Victoria System (PBV) and receive notifications of burns via email or SMS.
Go to https://plannedburns.ffm.vic.gov.au/
Type in and select the town/city you want to be notified about or click on “search my current
location”
Click “subscribe to area” this will cover all burns within 20 km to 50 km.
