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Woody weed warning ahead of fire danger season

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A Flaxley resident is calling for more landowners to remove woody weeds from their properties as the Hills prepares for bushfire season.

Margaret Wilksch is encouraging residents to slash blackberries, gorse, hawthorns and olives – which are highly flammable – to prevent fires from spreading rapidly in the summer.

Two wet winters have contributed to the growth of woody weeds in the area, whi...


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