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A lasting lesson and teaching event legacy of the 1961 Western Australian bushfires

Summary by Wildfire Today
In 1961, from 20 to 24 January, a series of large, destructive bushfires burned in the forested south-west region of Western Australia. A subsequent Royal Commission investigated causes and made recommendations to enhance controlled burning that had profound implications, not only in the tall eucalypts of the south-west WA, but across Australia for many years. Guest writer John O’Donnell looks back on the anniversary of the 1961 fires and sees l…
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Wildfire Today broke the news in on Wednesday, January 21, 2026.
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