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A state of emergency is declared in Christchurch, New Zealand, as firefighters attempt to control a bushfire in the city's Port Hills region.
2024-02-14

The Australian Government officially lists the koala as an endangered species due to a combination of factors including drought, bushfires, disease and habitat loss.
2022-02-11

Two people are confirmed dead from bushfires on Kangaroo Island in South Australia.
2020-01-4

A state of emergency is declared in New South Wales, Australia, as a bushfire continues to burn out of control. More than 500 personnel from the New South Wales Rural Fire Service, Fire and Rescue NSW and the Australian Defence Force are tackling the bushfire, which has torn through the Holsworthy Barracks and threatens the suburbs of Sydney.
2018-04-15

Emergency warnings are issued after bushfires threaten the Victorian towns of Mount Bolton and Addington northwest of Ballarat as well as the town of Somerville, Victoria, on the Mornington Peninsula.
2016-02-23

At least 87 homes have been lost in the fires that started in Pinery, South Australia which also claimed two lives and hospitalised 90 with five people in a critical condition.
2015-11-27

A bushfire burns out of control near the South Australian town of Wasleys with authorities warning of significant risk to lives and property. Two deaths have been confirmed with another person feared dead.
2015-11-25

Authorities confirm that bushfires have killed four people, including three German backpackers, in southern Western Australia near the town of Esperance.
2015-11-18

Twelve areas of NSW are declared as disaster zones including Dungog, Maitland, Cessnock Gosford, Great Lakes Council, Lake Macquarie, Newcastle, Pittwater Council, Port Stephens, Singleton, Warringah and Wyong.
2015-04-22

Bushfires threaten the suburbs of Brigadoon, Baskerville, Willendon, Red Hill and Herne Hill in Perth, Western Australia.
2011-02-6