Burning Off at the Beach

We took a drive to the beach this morning to find out where the smoke plume was coming from and discovered Brian Beales and the boys from the Preston Beach Volunteer Fire Brigade burning off the brush pile near the beach car park.  This might seem like a waste of good brush material but unfortunately the brush becomes unusable when contaminated with noxious weed, domestic waste and common garden plants.  On the upside it provides the brigade with a good opportunity to hone their skills. 

The Rangers were there to lend a hand with traffic control.