Source: QLD Fire and Emergency Services

PREPARE TO LEAVE - Moreton Island - fire as at 11:11am Sunday, 5 October 2025

Warning Level: Watch and Act

Warning Area: North of Middle Road, including Cowan Cowan, Bulwer and Blue Lagoon, Moreton Island

A large fire is burning near the Telegraph Track.

Conditions could get worse quickly.

Firefighters are working to control the fire.

If you are on the western side of the island and you decide to leave, travel only along the beach. If you are on the eastern side of the island, travel along the beach to Middle Road and then down the beach to Tangalooma Island Resort.

Avoid driving on Telegraph Track, between Bulwer Blue Lagoon Road and Middle Road.

If your life is in danger, call Triple Zero (000) immediately.

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 are staying with will go. 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.

- 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:

- Keep checking the QFD Current Bushfires and Warnings website.

- Follow QFD on Facebook and X.com.

- Listen to your local radio station.

- For information about camp ground and park closures, visit: https://parks.qld.gov.au/park-alerts

Impacts:

- No properties are at risk but conditions could get worse quickly.

- The fire could impact the community and camping areas sometime today.

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

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

- 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 Current Bushfires and Warnings website.

- Follow QFD on Facebook and X.com.

- For road closures, visit the QLD Traffic website or call 13 19 40.

QFES Current Bushfires