Watch and Act – State Mine Fire (Lithgow, Hawkesbury and Blue Mountains) 19/10/13 22:23 Posted: 19/10/2013 A large bush fire continues to burn between Lithgow and Bilpin. Easing conditions have enabled this fire to be downgraded to Watch and Act. Current Situation If you are in the Bilpin (Hawkesbury LGA) Crews…
Watch and Act – State Mine Fire (Lithgow and Blue Mountains) 19/10/13 07:22 Posted: 19/10/2013 A large bush fire is burning between Lithgow and Bilpin. Current Situation Firefighters continue to conduct back burning operations around fire in areas including Bilpin, Clarence and Dargan. Residents are advised to expect an increase in flames…
To prevent the Lithgow fire from impacting on the Hartley valley as the winds change back to the NW on Sunday and Monday, the RFS will be backburning the northern escarpment of the valley from Brown’s Gap Road through Clarence to Reedy Gully from this evening (Friday 18th October).…
Lithgow City Council is to provide residents with a new and easier to use Recycling Collection Service. From the 7th to the 26th October each household will be delivered a new 240 litre bin for recycling. This is the wheelie bin with the YELLOW lid and the dark green body. You…
Sunday Weather: Becoming cloudy. Scattered showers developing in the morning, becoming less likely at night. The chance of thunderstorms from the early morning. Winds NW/NE 25 to 35 km/h becoming NW 35 to 55 km/h in the morning then turning W/SW 35 to 50 km/h in the late afternoon. Total…
