Kangaroo Island management area plan released

Tuesday, June 27, 2023

A bushfire management plan has been released for Kangaroo Island’s parks, providing more guidance on managing fuel loads and fire risks.

Released for public consultation, the blueprint follows a review of the fires during the summer of 2019/20 that blackened more than 200,000 hectares including large sections of Finders Chase National Park.

It brings together what were previously four separate fire management plans to ensure risk assessments are in line with international standards and national guidelines.

The Department for Environment and Water’s fire management director Fiona Gill said the draft plan took into account local knowledge and the lived experiences of island residents.

Additionally stated by her is that the latest fire science, knowledge, and computer–based tools have also been used to make the draft plan more effective, more evidence–based and in line with national best practices.

The department said while a fire management plan could not prevent bushfires it could help reduce their impact, improve firefighter response, manage native vegetation, and protect biodiversity.

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