ActiveUpdated · Source: Queensland Fire Department

Sudley Bushfire

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Burning for
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from Oct 25, 2026
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Key facts

Source: Queensland Fire Department
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The story so far

About 15 km north of Sudley.

Burning near Sudley, Australia, an active wildfire has been tracked by the QFD since it started on October 25, 2026. Satellite observations from the past 48 hours show four distinct heat detections clustering near the fire, mapping its recent spread across the landscape.

This ongoing incident unfolds against a wider national backdrop where 18,817,633 hectares have burned so far in 2026, tracking 46 percent below the two-decade average for the country. The typical fire season for the region spans from December to March.

In context

This wildfire has been burning in Australia for 5 days.

Close to the tropics, fires tend to follow the dry season and are often linked to land-clearing rather than a single summer peak.

The bigger picture in Australia

Across Australia, roughly 18,817,633 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 46% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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