October 7, 2025
UPDATE 7:04pm, Tuesday: The Queensland Fire Department has downgraded the Bushfire Advice for the Mt Binga fire to STAY INFORMED.
The alert states there is no immediate danger but residents should stay informed because conditions could change.
Updates will be issued as the situation changes
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UPDATE 4:24pm, Tuesday: The Queensland Fire Department has updated the PREPARE TO LEAVE warning for the Mount Binga fire. The warning area is now between Kooralgin-Mount Binga Road, Mount Binga Road and Cooyar-Mount Binga Road, including King Road.
Next update by 6:24pm or sooner if the situation changes.
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EARLIER:
The Queensland Fire Department issued a PREPARE TO LEAVE bushfire alert for Mount Binga at 2:05pm on Tuesday.
The warning level is WATCH AND ACT and the warning area is the Kooralgin-Mount Binga Road.
The alert stated there is a large, fast-moving fire burning near Kooralgin-Mount Binga Road and conditions could get worse quickly.
Firefighters are working to control the fire but some properties are at risk.
Firefighting aircraft are helping ground crews.
You should not expect a firefighter at your door.
If your life is in danger, call Triple Zero (000) immediately.
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What You Should Do:
- If you have a bushfire survival plan, follow it now.
- Prepare now so you can leave quickly if the bushfire gets close.
- Decide where you and the people you live with will go. This could be with family or a friend away from the fire. Plan how you will get there. Tell others where you will go.
- Charge mobile phones and power banks.
- Be ready to take your pets, pet food, pet lead or crate/carrier.
- Pack a bag with a mobile phone charger, enough clothes for five days, important documents (like ID, insurance papers, passports and photos), medicine, cash and keys.
- If you do not drive, call your support service, a family member or a friend to organise transport if you need to leave or want to leave.
- If you find it hard to move quickly, leaving now is your safest option.
- Avoid driving on Kooralgin-Mount Binga Road.
- Keep medications close by.
- Move flammable items away from your house if you can.
- Help others if it’s safe to do so.
- Watch out for firefighters working in the area.
- Do not fly drones around the fire. Drones affect air operations.
Stay informed:
- Check the QFD Current Bushfires and Warnings website regularly.
- Follow QFD on Facebook and X (formerly Twitter)
- Listen to your local radio station.
Impacts:
- Some properties are at risk.
- The fire is likely to impact the community in the coming hours.
- Smoke can make it hard for some people to breathe.
- Smoke can make it hard to see when you are driving.
- Burning embers may reach properties. Try to put them out quickly with water.
- Roads may be closed or impacted.
- Power, water, and mobile phone services may be impacted as the fire gets closer.
Further information:
- For all warnings, visit the QFD website
- Follow QFD on Facebook and X (formerly Twitter)
- For road closures, visit Qld Traffic or call 13-19-40.
Next update by 4:05pm or sooner if the situation changes.
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Video by the QFD of the fire at nearby Gilla:
[UPDATED: Published originally as “Mt Binga Bushfire: Prepare To Leave”]
