Property owners are required to maintain their property as per the Bush Fires Act 1954. Where the area of the land is less than 2024 square metres, property owners must slash or mow all grass to a height no greater than ten (10) centimetres and remove all slashed and other flammable materials. This also applies where the area of the land exceeds 2024 square metres, however property owners must also install a firebreak of three (3) metres wide and four (4) metres high, along the boundaries. More information is available on the link below.