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Sandy Straits Rural Fire Brigade Sandy Straits Rural Fire brigade is a volunteer community organisation based in Poona QLD

A Month In Review for The Volunteers of Sandy Straits Rfb..13 Active Firefighters, 4 Support Members responding toHRBs ,...
06/09/2026

A Month In Review for The Volunteers of Sandy Straits Rfb..13 Active Firefighters, 4 Support Members responding to
HRBs ,Wildfires, Training sessions, Community Engagement, and a Deployment North 🌿 We are a small coastal community based in Poona servicing the Central Region of Queensland..Get Involved with Your
Local Brigade and Help Make a Difference🌿

Done and Dusted ..Congratulations to All Volunteer Recruits dedicating your time over these past weeks and Completing B...
03/08/2026

Done and Dusted ..Congratulations to All Volunteer Recruits dedicating your time over these past weeks and Completing BFF Training, .from Sandy Straits, Tinnanbar, Toogoom,Nikenbah/Glenwood and East Booral RFBs..Thanks Peter, Jack & Luke from PCPA in Poona, and to All those who Supported us along the way. 👏🌿

10/07/2026

A MESSAGE: To the People in Poona Who Put Your Dog Poo Bag in our Bin AFTER BINS are EMPTIED ....STOP IT!!!They stay Inside Our Station and We do Not empty every week🌿

25/06/2026

Maaroom Residents:
Smoke Advice,
QPWS continuing Thursday 25th June(Maddicks Rd).
Traffic Control on Boonooroo Rd @ 1pm

22/06/2026

Maaroom Residents:
Smoke Advice: Tuesday 23rd June, QPWS will continue the Prescribed Burn around Township🌿

18/06/2026

Maaroom Residents:
QPWS Scheduled Burn,
Friday 19th June, Revise your Notification for Important Information🌿see attached

17/06/2026

SMOKE ADVICE: HQPlantations, Burning Adjacent to Boonooroo Rd,from Phone Rd(Tuan Mill) towards Maryborough,June 18🌿

Great Teamwork from All Involved🌿
09/06/2026

Great Teamwork from All Involved🌿

04/06/2026

For all current warnings, updates and mapping go to https://www.fire.qld.gov.au/Current-Incidents.

AVOID SMOKE (HAZARD REDUCTION BURN) - Maaroom (near Maryborough) - fire as at 2:58pm Thursday, 4 June 2026



Warning level: ADVICE



Warning area: Maaroom and surrounding areas



Smoke is currently affecting Maaroom and surrounding areas. This is from a hazard reduction burn in Poona National Park. This fire is under control.



What you should do:

- Stay inside and close windows and doors.

- Keep respiratory medication close by.

- Avoid driving through smoke if you can.

- Watch out for firefighters working in the area.

- Do not fly drones around the fire. Drones affect air operations.



Impacts:

- Smoke can make it hard for some people to breathe.

- Smoke can make it hard to see when you are driving.

- No properties are at risk.



Further Information:

- For all warnings, visit the https://www.fire.qld.gov.au/Current-Incidents.

- Follow QFD on Facebook and X.com: https://x.com/QldFireDept.

- For road closures, visit the https://qldtraffic.qld.gov.au or call 13 19 40.

- Visit the https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality for live air quality data.

- Find out how to get ready for a bushfire on the https://bushfire-survival-plan.qfes.qld.gov.au under Prepare - Bushfire.



Updates will be issued if needed.



This warning is from Queensland Fire Department.

03/06/2026

Poona Residents:
Thursday 4th June
HQPlantations Burning Forestry along the track to the "Jew Hole"🌿

Address

7 Snapper Drive
Poona, QLD
4650

Telephone

+61741298986

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