Bushfire

Bournda Environmental Education Centre (BEEC) emergency management arrangements for the upcoming bushfire danger period.

Our school is in a bushfire prone area in Bournda National Park and is identified as Category 1 on the NSW Department of Education’s bushfire risk register.

This means our school will be non-operational when the NSW Rural Fire Service declares catastrophic fire danger ratings for the Far South Coast local area or as directed by the NSW Department of Education in consultation with emergency services and National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) due to local bushfire activity or in higher risk conditions.

Fire danger ratings do not mean there will be a bushfire, but rather the weather conditions pose a high risk if a fire were to start in the area. The measure is proactive to ensure staff, students and the community remain safe.

We will inform visiting school principals and staff if there is a change to the operational status of the school for the following day.

Up-to-date information is also available on our school website or School operational status.

We also recommend you stay up to date with bushfire and grassfire activity by using the Hazards Near Me app (set a watch zone for the Bournda EEC area) and by monitoring local media.

We recommend everyone follows the NSW Rural Fire Service advice and ensure they know what to do if there is a fire. Families should develop a fire plan and discuss using MyFirePlan.

Please call our school on 64945009 for further information.

Bournda National Park