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23 June 2025
Nug Nug fire burns 1.5 hectares

A GRASS fire near the Nug Nug Reserve that burned an estimated 1.5 hectares last Sunday evening was believed to have been started by a lightning strike the day before.

Ovens Valley CFA group officer Micheal Freudenstein said six tankers were called out to the fire from the Buffalo River, Myrtleford, Gapsted, Mudgegonga and Ovens–Eurobin CFA brigades, while Forest Fire Management provided three ...

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