Peter Thomas, Secretary, Allora Landcare Group Inc., Allora Advertiser
Allora Landcare Group is delighted to report the successful ‘cool’ burn of 2 – 3 acres of weedy land adjacent to the reservoir on Allora Mountain last Wednesday afternoon.
The wind was from the north so smoke was kept way from town.
Members from Condamine Headwaters, Millmerran and Clifton Landcare groups were also in attendance and the burn was overseen by the local Rural Fire Service.
We thank Fire Wardens Fred McCann and Don Burge for their assistance.
Over fifty people, many from Warwick and the Stanthorpe district arrived at 1pm to hear about fire management from indigenous fire practitioner Robbie Williams from Fire Lore.
He gave generously of his time and knowledge beforehand at a Q&A and later took the opportunity to climb to the upper Mountain level to inspect the flora.
At 3.30pm, he commenced burning in a controlled way, utilising the wind direction and strength, and the contour of the land.
The burn was conducted with the assistance of his family members.
We are grateful for their expertise and thank them all.
We hope to repeat the exercise sometime within the next two weeks on a patch of ground adjacent to the new burnt area.
Any information can be found on our Facebook page or by contacting the group by email: alloralandcare@gmail.com
This article appeared in the Allora Advertiser, 5 July 2023.
