1993–94 Australian bushfire season

State Start date Deaths Injuries Houses lost Area (ha) Local govt. Impacted communities & destruction Duration Ref.
QLD 10 October 1993 3 Somerset —Coominya & Esk
  • 4 caravans destroyed
 [1]
NSW 27 December 1993 1 4 Clarence Valley —Maclean [2][3]
NSW 30 December 1993 11 15,000 ha (37,000 acres) Cessnock & Singleton —Bucketty
  • 16 non-residential structures, 4 caravans and 3 vehicles destroyed
  • A tourist railway damaged
 17 days [4][5][6]
NSW 1 January 1994 5+ 12,500 ha (31,000 acres) Hornsby

—Brooklyn, Canoelands & Wisemans Ferry

  • A garage and several non-residential buildings destroyed
 [4][5][7]
NSW 3 January 1994 24 Gosford —Cogra Bay, Kariong, Peats Ridge, Somersby & Tascott
  • Several non-residential structures destroyed, including a service station
  • 8 houses damaged
 12 days [4][5][8]
NSW 3 January 1994 1 4 Lake Macquarie & Newcastle —Bennetts Green, Charlestown, Glendale & Wallsend
  • A retail property, a wrecker's yard and several other non-residential structures destroyed
  • 8 houses damaged
 11 days [4][5][9][10]
NSW 4 January 1994 5 50,000 ha (120,000 acres) Blue Mountains & Hawkesbury —Hawkesbury Heights
  • 26 non-residential structures destroyed, including a youth hostel
  • 26 houses and 84 non-residential structures damaged
 11 days [4][5][11][12]
NSW 5 January 1994 2 2,000 ha (4,900 acres) Eurobodalla & Shoalhaven

—Sussex Inlet

    		 6 days [4][5][13]
    NSW 6 January 1994 5+ 17 370 ha (910 acres) Willoughby & Ku-ring-gai —Macquarie Park, West Chatswood, West Killara & West Lindfield
    • Ku-ring-gai College and at least 3 houses damaged
    		 [4][5][14][15][16]
    NSW 6 January 1994 2 Port Stephens —
    • 8 non-residential structures destroyed, including dog kennels
    • A timber factory damaged
    		 8 days [4][5][17]
    NSW 7 January 1994 1 20+ 101 480 ha (1,200 acres) Sutherland

    —Alfords Point, Bangor, Bonnet Bay, Como & Jannali

    • 14 non-residential structures destroyed, including Como West Presbyterian Church
    • 48 vehicles destroyed
    • 90 houses and 11 non-residential structures damaged, including Como West Public School
    		 6 days [4][5][13][18][19][20]
    NSW 7 January 1994 36 11,000 ha (27,000 acres) Pittwater & Warringah —Bayview, Cromer, Elanora Heights, Elvina Bay, Ingleside, Lovett Bay & Warriewood
    • 4 non-residential structures destroyed, including a service station
    • 16 vehicles destroyed
    • 43 houses and 87 non-residential structures damaged
    		 6 days [4][5][13][14][21][22][23]

    References

    1. ↑ Clark, Peter (11 October 1993). "Bushfire law to duplicate NSW's". Canberra Times. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
    2. ↑ "Firefighters bracing for worst as winds pick up". Canberra Times. 5 January 1994. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
    3. ↑ Harry Woods, Member for Page (3 February 1994). "NEW SOUTH WALES BUSHFIRES". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Commonwealth of Australia: House of Representatives. pp. 270–271.
    4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Paxton, Gilly; Bell, Anne, eds. (1994). "Table 1; Emergency Appointments". Bush Fire Bulletin. Department of Bush Fire Services. 16 (1): 45. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
    5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Paxton, Gilly, ed. (1994). "Corrections to the Last Issue of the Bulletin; Table 3, Losses by Local Government Area". Bush Fire Bulletin. Department of Bush Fire Services. 16 (2): 25. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
    6. ↑ Fitzpatrick, Eamonn (10 January 1994). "Central Coast optimism". Sydney Morning Herald. p. 4.
    7. ↑ Phillip Ruddock, Member for Berowra (3 February 1994). "NEW SOUTH WALES BUSHFIRES". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Commonwealth of Australia: House of Representatives. pp. 276–277.
    8. ↑ Tubb, Rochelle (30 January 1994). "Bush houses lost in fire". Sydney Morning Herald. p. 20.
    9. ↑ Peter Morris, Member for Shortland (3 February 1994). "New South Wales Bushfires". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Commonwealth of Australia: House of Representatives. pp. 278–279.
    10. ↑ Sandham, Sonya; Nicole Taylor (4 January 1994). "Fires force hundreds to flee". Sydney Morning Herald. p. 1.
    11. ↑ "At Sydney on Friday, 31 May 2002" (PDF). parliament.nsw.gov.au. Joint Select Committee on Bushfires. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
    12. ↑ Davey, Karen (16 January 1994). "Life's work gone in 2 fatal hours". Sydney Morning Herald. p. 16.
    13. 1 2 3 "Prayers answered as fires ease". Canberra Times. 10 January 1994. p. 1. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
    14. 1 2 Connell, Jennifer; Keith Gosman (10 January 1994). "Spot fires keep suburbs on alert". Sydney Morning Herald. p. 2.
    15. ↑ Mullins, G. "The Interface Fire Problem – An Urban Fire Service Perspective" (PDF). New South Wales Fire Brigades. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
    16. ↑ Cantlon, Gavin; Steve Warnock; Robyn Willis (9 January 1994). "Mates rescue war veterans". Sydney Morning Herald. p. 4.
    17. ↑ Robert Horne, Member for Paterson (3 February 1994). "New South Wales Bushfires". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Commonwealth of Australia: House of Representatives. pp. 282–284.
    18. ↑ Mutton, Sheree (9 January 2014). "Shire fire horror still lingers 20 years on". St George & Sutherland Shire Leader. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
    19. ↑ Scott Morrison, Member for Cook (11 February 2009). "Victorian Bushfire Victims - Condolences". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Commonwealth of Australia: House of Representatives. p. 1018.
    20. ↑ Gilmore, Helen; Rochelle Tubb (16 January 1994). "Nature's violence unites a community". Sydney Morning Herald. p. 14.
    21. ↑ Westbrook, Tom (22 September 2014). "NSW Conservation Council calls for review of 10/50 vegetation clearing code". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
    22. ↑ David Miles Connolly, Member for Bradfield (3 February 1994). "NEW SOUTH WALES BUSHFIRES". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Commonwealth of Australia: House of Representatives. pp. 268–270.
    23. ↑ Chater, Jenny; Steve Offner (13 January 1994). "'We didn't even know it was close'". Sydney Morning Herald. p. 46.
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