ContainedUpdated · Source: NSW Rural Fire Service

Walleroobie Bushfire

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Source: NSW Rural Fire Service
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The story so far

About 10 km west of Walleroobie.

A wildfire burning near Walleroobie, Australia, has been successfully contained by the Rural Fire Service. The incident occurs within a region where the typical fire season runs from December to March.

Across the country, the wider wildfire landscape shows that 21,163,141 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 39% below the two-decade average for the same period.

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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