NSW fire danger period announced

THE start of the fire danger period covering the New South Wales Rural Fire Service’s Lower Western region has been announced. From Sunday, October 1, fire permits will be required throughout the Lower Western region, including in Wentworth and Balranald shires. “With hotter, drier and windier conditions comes an increase in the occurrence of fires […]

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