How to Plan a Burn | Cooran
SATURDAY 10 MAY 2025 | 8:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Wirruna Drive Bushland Reserve, Wirruna Drive, Cooran QLD 4569
This practical workshop has been designed as the next step in property fire management planning: How to plan a burn
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The event is intended for landholders who are interested in taking steps to use fire as a management tool on their property, whether they have already developed a property fire management plan or not. This workshop is an interactive, outdoor walk-and-talk where we will demonstrate the concepts and build your understanding while looking at how it all fits together in the bush.
Attendees will be taken through:
- The decision-making process required to determine an appropriate burn area.
- Understanding regulations and permits.
- On-ground preparation required.
- The impacts of weather, slope and vegetation (including weeds).
- Fuel hazard assessment techniques.
- Ignition techniques.
- Essential safety protocols and landholder responsibility.
Come prepared:
Due to the terrain and field component of this workshop, a reasonable level of fitness is required. Please contact us if you have any concerns about your ability to participate.
Make sure you bring:
- Closed in shoes.
- Long pants, long sleeves.
- Reusable water bottle.
- Hat.
- Sunscreen.
- Bushwalking gaiters (if you have them).
- Rain jacket (if necessary).
Catering and supporting materials will be provided for all participants. This is a FREE workshop.
Please note, after this Healthy Land & Water-hosted workshop concludes at 12:30 pm, Noosa Council will be conducting a demonstration cool burn from approximately 12:30 pm - 5:00 pm at the same location. This demonstration burn is dependent on weather conditions on the day. This demonstration will be under Noosa Council’s direction and control.
IMPORTANT: Noosa Council will detail the personal protective equipment (PPE) required and provide details of the short safety induction you will need to complete on the day of the workshop.
Due to strict safety protocols, you will only be allowed to attend the demonstration burn if you are registered, are prepared with appropriate PPE and have completed the safety induction.
Individuals who are sensitive to smoke or have respiratory conditions should take necessary precautions.
If you would like to attend this additional session, please register by ticking the check box on checkout.
For more information, contact Hannah Etchells from the Queensland Fire & Biodiversity Consortium on
This event is being delivered in partnership with the Noosa Council and supported by Healthy Land & Water’s Queensland Fire & Biodiversity Consortium.