ContainedUpdated · Source: NSW Rural Fire Service

Dolphin Point Bushfire

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Key facts

Source: NSW Rural Fire Service
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The story so far

The Rural Fire Service has successfully contained a wildfire near Dolphin Point in Australia, bringing the incident under control within the nation's typical fire season, which runs from December to March.

Australia continues to manage significant wildfire activity across the landscape, with 21,163,141 hectares burned so far in 2026, a figure that remains 39% below the two-decade average for the country.

The bigger picture in Australia

Across Australia, roughly 21,163,141 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 39% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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