Short cuts from Norseman to Perth - Safety first

Of late I have been seeing people requesting info on road/track conditions in the woodlands area between Norseman and Hyden. Or Lake king to norseman

I would like to draw you to attention of this article/advice I found. originating from ABC esperance -goldfields area

BUSHFIRE UPDATE: About 20 volunteer firefighters are fighting a bushfire which has been burning in a remote section of the Goldfields for more than a fortnight.

The fire is burning in an inaccessible area, in the vicinity of Thursday Rock, about 80 kilometres west of Norseman.

The Department of Fire and Emergency Services has closed the Hyden-Norseman Road because the fire is "out of control" and "unpredictable".

Several wind changes have prolonged the life of the fire, which has burnt 50,000 hectares since it was started by lightning on December 17.

For more information, visit www.emergency.wa.gov.au

Just over ten years ago we had a large bush-fire along Gt Eastern hwy which had road blocks in place at Southern cross and Coolgardie.

For a short time the highway opened to allow a convoy of trucks through, sadly the convoy was engulfed in a fire tornado (for lack of better words) and 3 drivers were incinerated inside their trucks,two of drivers were found together within the sleeper cab.

So ultimately if you do consider using "short cuts" think of your own safety first if nobody (in authority WAPOL DFES) know you are in a area impacted by fire or will be then they won't be searching for you to conduct a evacuation, and it maybe some time before a survey of area is done which then needs a forensic examination on remains for identification purposes.