Code red closures - Northern Country
On days of Code Red Fire Danger Rating all parks identified as 'high bushfire risk' will be closed for public safety.
Those sites that have been assessed to have a low level of risk or actions have been taken to reduce the bushfire risk will remain open on Code Red days.
See below for a complete list of open and closed parks within the Bureau of Meteorology's Northern Country forecast district.
Parks closed |
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All state forest in the area |
Kooyoora State Park |
| Barmah National Park | Lower Goulburn National Park |
| Bendigo Regional Park | Murray River Reserves |
| Cobram Regional Park | Seven Creeks Wildlife Reserve |
| Echuca Regional Park | Tocumwal Regional Park |
| Gemmil Swamp Nature Conservation Reserve | Warby Ovens National Park |
| Greater Bendigo National Park | Whroo Historic Area |
| Gunbower National Park | Yarrawonga Regional Park |
| Heathcote-Graytown National Park | |
Parks open |
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| Days Mill Historic Area | Lower Ovens Wildlife Area |
| Gaynor Swamp Wildlife Reserve | Runnymede Nature Conservation Reserve |
| Reef Hills State Park | Terrick Terrick National Park |
List accurate as of December 2010
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