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Update - State of Alert for the ACT

The ACT Emergency Services Agency (ESA) advises the community that there are spot fires approximately 4km from the southern ACT border near the remote area of the...

Power supply update

Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate have advised that the extensive bushfire activity in the Snowy Mountains and other areas of the New South...

Smoke impacting the ACT from NSW bushfires

Canberrans will continue to see visible smoke across the ACT from fires burning in NSW. The ACT Emergency Services Agency wishes to reassure the community that there are...

NSW RFS responding through ACT

At approximately 2:30 pm today, NSW Rural Fire Service firefighters will travel through the ACT to respond to fires in southern NSW. The community is advised that these...

HEAVY SMOKE TO IMPACT THE ACT THIS EVENING

The ACT Emergency Services Agency wishes to advise residents that smoke from the bushfires in NSW is predicted to enter the ACT at around 10pm tonight. While the smoke...

ROAD CLOSURES IN THE ACT

From 8pm on Friday 3 January 2020 a road closure will be in effect at the intersection of Tidbinbilla Road and Corin Road.