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Get ready for an adrenaline-packed weekend! and join us for two days of FREE motorsport excitement in Northam!
27th April: Mount Ommanney Hill Climb
28th April: ELS Mechanical Flying 50
Click HERE to find out more
The Shire of Northam is currently in a RESTRICTED BURNING PERIOD. All burning activities require a permit and applications will only be accepted from primary producers (Agricultural) only. No single cubic meter burns accepted. For more information and to apply for a permit, click HERE.
All owners and/or occupiers of land within the Shire of Northam are required to carry out fire prevention work in accordance with the Fire Break Notice by
1 November until 30 April,
or within 14 days of becoming an owner or occupier of land, to comply with the requirements set out in this notice.
FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS ORDER MAY RESULT WITH THE ISSUE OF AN INFRINGEMENT NOTICE PENALTY $250.00 OR PROSECUTION IN A COURT OF LAW WITH A MAXIMUM PENALTY OF $5,000 AND BE LIABLE WHETHER PROSECUTED OR NOT TO PAY THE COSTS OF PERFORMING THE WORK DIRECTED BY THE NOTICE.
Preparing Your Property Checklist Shire of Northam Firebreak Notice Firebreak Contractors
Preparing Your Property Checklist
Shire of Northam Firebreak Notice
Firebreak Contractors
DFES provides an easy to use Visual Fuel Load Guide & A Guide to Constructing & Maintaining Fire Break Information booklets to determine the fuel load on your property and ensure you have suitable firebreaks to allow easy access to your property in an emergency.