Vehicle and machinery movement bans

On days when weather conditions are windy and hot, the Bushfire network may impose a vehicle and machinery ban in the district. The following options are available to find out if a ban has been imposed and review times:

• Call the BAN HOTLINE on 9823 1056 available 24hrs, 7 days a week.
• Contact the Shire office on 9823 1506

The ABC radio and Radio West broadcast bans on hourly basis.

Woodanilling bushfire zone contacts

Weather Information

The Woodanilling district is covered under the Great Southern Beaufort Area.

Daily weather conditions and forecast can be obtained by listening to ABC Radio Morning Session between 6.30 and 7.00am.

To receive a Weather forecast via fax, the transfer polling number is 1902 935 295

Another method of obtaining weather conditions is to make use of the internet. The Bureau of meteorology address is: www.bom.gov.au where you can take the following steps:

• Review weather and warnings in Western Australia
• Fire weather warnings
• Western Australians Forecasts
• Fire weather forecast for SW land division (Beaufort District)