Burning Off

Now that the CFA has declared an end to the fire-risk period, we applied to the Council for burn-off permits over two weekends. The Council looked at the piles of ex-trees, and ex-vegetation to burn, and said that each pile had to be split into two before burning. On that basis we got our permit.

We spent two full-days (one each weekend) burning off for about 8 hours each day. We actually started a new pile for the fire, and transferred all the existing piles onto this new pile as it burned -- this is the best way to limit the amount of fuel the fire has access to. I was worried about complaints from neighbours, but it all went well in the end.

We have one more pile to dispose of, which will need a new permit, which we will apply for later in the year.