2009–10 Australian bushfire season
Fires of note

2009–10 Australian bushfire season

Section Title: Fires of note
Table Section Text: None

State	Start date	Deaths	Injuries	Houses lost	Area (ha)	Local govt.	Impacted communities & destruction	Duration	Ref.

TAS	20 November 2009	3	100 ha (250 acres)	Glamorgan-Spring Bay	—Dolphin Sands & Swansea Several non-residential structures destroyed

NSW	17 December 2009	1	5	7,000 ha (17,000 acres)	Greater Hume	—Gerogery Several non-residential structures and vehicles destroyed Major livestock losses

3	3	9,000 ha (22,000 acres)	Cooma-Monaro	—Michelago Several non-residential structures and vehicles destroyed Several thousand head of livestock perish

2	11,500 ha (28,000 acres)	Tumbarumba	—Tooma Several non-residential structures and vehicles lost Major livestock losses

SA	23 December 2009	5	13	650 ha (1,600 acres)	Port Lincoln	—Port Wakefield SES Headquarters, 8 other non-residential structures destroyed

WA	29 December 2009	3	38	3,000 ha (7,400 acres)	Toodyay	—Toodyay 20 vehicles and several non-residential structures destroyed significant livestock losses 4 houses damaged

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In Tooma near Tumbarumba, a bushfire burned 11,500 hectares.

final_sentence: In Tooma near Tumbarumba, a bushfire burned 11,500 hectares.