The blaze is thought to have been started by a lightning strike in late December, and has only just been contained.
The Country Fire Service says Tuesday’s declaration means there’s been no forward spread of the fire and no flare-ups outside the perimeter for several days.
“Wednesday and Thursday this week are days of increased fire weather with north- westerly winds forecast early Wednesday morning before changing to westerly winds in the afternoon,” the CFS said. “We are advising the community that while there is no immediate threat from this fire and the fire is contained, there is the potential for the situation to change.“There are still active areas of burning vegetation, trees, tree roots and stumps and we will still see smoke coming from this fireground in the days and potential weeks to come.”
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