EndedUpdated · Source: NSW Rural Fire Service

Lake Macquarie Bushfire (undated)

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Fire view (right): infrared (SWIR), sees through smoke and brings out the heat.

🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 brown = already burned
🟠 orange = fire right now

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Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus

Key facts

Source: NSW Rural Fire Service
JurisdictionRural Fire Service

The story so far

A wildfire near Lake Macquarie, Australia, managed by the Rural Fire Service, has ended. The typical fire season for the region runs from December to March.

Nationwide, 20,856,548 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 40% below the two-decade average.

The bigger picture in Australia

Across Australia, roughly 20,856,548 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 40% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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