Central Highlands Regional Council is asking residents to be alert and prepared following the issue of a local fire ban.
Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) has issued a ban on lighting fires in the open within the whole of the Central Highlands Regional Council local government area.
All Permits to Light Fire previously issued in the Central Highlands Regional Council area are also cancelled.
This ban is effective from 12 noon, Friday 6 September until 11.59 pm on Sunday 8 September 2019.
For more information and to keep up-to-date with warnings, visit qfes.qld.gov.au