ContainedUpdated · Source: NSW Rural Fire Service

Colinroobie Bushfire

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Source: NSW Rural Fire Service
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The story so far

About 5 km northwest of Colinroobie.

The Rural Fire Service has successfully contained a wildfire near Colinroobie in Australia, bringing operations on the incident to a close. While local fires are typically a hazard during the regional season from December to March, crews managed to halt the spread of this particular event.

Broader wildfire activity across Australia reveals that 19,334,912 hectares have burned so far in 2026, a total that tracks 44% below the two-decade average for the country.

The bigger picture in Australia

Across Australia, roughly 19,334,912 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 44% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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