A fire on the Barrenjoey peninsula isn't necessarily a bad thing, its all part of the natural cycles of the aussie bush. Hopefully only sections of the headland burnt and its now a patchwork of burnt and non-burnt areas.
As for bitou bush, it certainly burns and fire is one management option!! It can re-sprout after a fire and seedlings appear in newly burnt areas. As for bitou bush control it means we switch from cut and paint the mature trees, to plucking out any seedlings and thwarting any regrowth, giving the natives a chance to take the upper hand.
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