Public Notice - Harvest and Vehicle Movement Ban - 2 February 2026

Published on Monday, 2 February 2026 at 10:30:00 AM

BUSH FIRES ACT 1954
NOTICE - REGULATION 24C
NOTICE TO BAN THE USE OF ENGINES, VEHICLES, PLANT OR MACHINERY LIKELY TO CAUSE A BUSH FIRE WHEN A TOTAL FIRE BAN IS DECLARED

I, Matt Clarke, an authorised Bush Fire Control Officer of the Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale hereby declare a ban on the use or operation of engines, vehicles, plant or machinery,
for Monday 2 February 2026, between the hours of 1030 and 2359, for the whole of the Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale.
This Ban will be reviewed at 2359 Monday 2 February 2026, at which time further advice may be issued.

ACTIVITIES NOT PERMITTED DURING THE PERIOD OF THIS BAN:
1. Harvesting Operations:
• All harvesting activities are prohibited under Regulation 24C(2) of the Bush Fires Regulations 1954.
2. Off-Road Activities:
• Any off-road activity involving engines, vehicles, plant, or machinery is banned under Regulation 24ZH(2)(b) of the Bush Fires Regulations 1954. This includes agricultural, business, or recreational purposes.
• Off-road includes paddocks, bushland, uncleared land, and areas with stubble or long grass.
• Examples: Use of motorbikes, quad bikes, tractors, excavators, chainsaws, ride-on mowers, and generators.
3. Hot Works:
• Hot works such as welding, grinding, or cutting metal are prohibited unless conducted in a designated area that complies with the requirements of Regulation 24ZK of the Bush Fires Regulations 1954, including adequate fire prevention measures.

ACTIVITIES PERMITTED DURING THE PERIOD OF THIS BAN
1. Use or operation of any vehicle on “gazetted roads”, lane, private road, yard or other area that provides access to, or a parking facility at, any residential, farming or business premises, if the area has been sufficiently cleared of inflammable material to prevent the escape of fire (regulation 24A(3) Bush Fires Regulations 1954).
2. Use or operation of a vehicle for the prevention of an immediate and serious risk to the health or safety of a person or livestock, and only if all reasonable precautions have been taken to prevent the activity from creating a bush fire danger. (regulation 24A(4) Bush Fires Regulations 1954).
3. Off-road activity for urgent work carried out by an essential service can continue, but only when the prescribed conditions in Regulations 24ZH – 24ZL of the Bush Fires Regulations 1954 are complied with.
Urgent works, in relation to the provision of an essential service, means repairs or maintenance necessary for the continued provision, or restoration, of the service.
Essential services, in relation to this notice, means water supply, sewerage or drainage services; electricity or gas services; telecommunications services; public transport services and rubbish collection or disposal services.

Sincerely,
Matt Clarke

Bush Fire Control Officer
Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale