Local Bushfire Plans

Whitsunday Regional Council is seeking feedback from residents on draft Bushfire Plans for a number of areas in the southern Whitsunday region. The local Plans are an action of the overarching Whitsunday Regional Bushfire Management Plan, and will be developed for the following areas:

• Conway Beach - Wilsons Beach
• Dittmer - Paul's Pocket
• Mango Tree Estate - Greta Creek
• Shute Harbour
• Woodwark

The draft Plans for these areas have been reviewed by the Queensland Fire & Emergency Service (QFES).

Developing a community Bushfire Plan is a very important tool to help prepare residents for bushfire season.

Have Your Say

Council is placing the draft Bushfire Plans out to community consultation for two months, between Monday 14 September and Sunday 15 November 2020.

You can review the plans here and complete the short survey below to have your say. You can also leave a public comment in the Guestbook below, which everyone can view.

Online Information Sessions

Council will be hosting online community information sessions to present the draft Plans to residents and receive live feedback and questions. An officer from QFES and representatives from the Rural Fire Brigade will also be in attendance.

To attend one of these sessions, please complete the 'Registration Form' below and nominate which session you will be attending. Instructions on how to participate will be emailed to those who register.

The sessions will be held via Microsoft Teams on the following days and times:

• Woodwark: Tuesday 22 September, 7pm - 8pm
• Shute Harbour: Thursday 24 September, 7pm - 8pm
• Conway Beach - Wilsons Beach: Tuesday 29 September, 7pm - 8pm
• Mango Tree Estate - Greta Creek: Tuesday 6 October, 7pm - 8pm
• Dittmer - Paul's Pocket: Thursday 8 October, 7pm - 8pm