National Parks and Wildlife have scheduled planned burning on Tuesday, weather permitting

Visitors and nearby residents should close windows and doors and keep medications close by if suffering from a respiratory illness.

John Hutcheon captured this photo of the sunset off the Burnett Highway, near Bouldercombe.

Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service and Partnerships (QPWS & P) will be conducting planned burning within Bouldercombe Gorge Conservation Park from 27 July 2021, weather permitting, as part of the annual hazard reduction/conservation management program for parks and forests.

As a result, smoke may be seen in the Bouldercombe, Bajool and Struck Oil areas.

The aim of this burning is to reduce the volume of forest fuels and to create a mosaic pattern of burnt and unburnt areas.

This will help reduce the intensity of any subsequent wildfires and provide favourable conditions for natural forest regeneration.

Smoke can decrease visibility on the roads so it is important that motorists in smoke affected areas drive safely to the conditions.

Visitors and nearby residents should close windows and doors and keep medications close by if suffering from a respiratory illness.

For more information, please call Rockhampton office of QPWS on [phone]