Harvest and Vehicle Movements Bans in place for Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day.

The Shire of Capel has declared Harvest and Vehicle Movements Bans on the following days:

• Christmas Day, 25 December, Boxing Day, 26 December and New Year's Day, 1 January - the whole day, from midnight to midnight

Harvest and Vehicle Movement Bans are issued by your local government and are put in place when your local Bushfire Control Officer identifies the use of engines, vehicles, plants or machinery as high bushfire risk activities, during particular times of the day.

🎄 Christmas Closures 🎄

🎄The Shire Administration Building and Capel and Boyanup Libraries will be closed from 12 noon on Tuesday, 24 Dec and reopening at 8.30 am on Thursday, 2 Jan.🎄

Waste Transfer Station Holiday Hours

• Tuesday, 24th December: Closing early at 12:00 PM

• 27th to 31st December: Open as usual

• 25th, 26th Dec and 1st & 2nd January: Closed for the public holidays.

Emails will not be actively monitored and responded to until we return in the New Year.

Emergency work requests will still be received and actioned on a priority basis by contacting our Call Centre on (08) 9727 0222.

Wishing you a happy and safe festive season.

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Extension of Prohibited Burning Period

Published on Tuesday, 19 November 2024 at 4:52:23 PM

BUSH FIRES ACT 1954

NOTICE OF EXTENSION OF PROHIBITED BURNING PERIOD

EXERCISE OF DELEGATED AUTHORITY

Section 17 (7) and (7B) of the Bush Fires Act 1954 enables a Local Government to vary the Prohibited Burning Period under the Act due to seasonal conditions by periods not exceeding 14 days.

The Bush Fires Act also enables a Local Government by resolution to delegate to its President, and its Chief Bush Fire Control Officer, jointly these powers and duties.
In accordance with Shire of Capel Delegation Number 200, notice is given that the Prohibited Burning Period for the whole of the land district of the Shire of Capel has been extended commencing on the 1 December 2024.

Dated this 19 Day of November 2024

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