As per reports, a bushfire is burning near Tooperang, approximately five km east of Mount Compass, in the southern Fleurieu Peninsula as of Monday (19 January).

As of 1412 hours (local time), fire remains uncontrolled and continues to burn through scrub and inaccessible terrain between Nangkita Road and Cleland Gully Road. Approximately 650 hectares of scrub, grass and plantation have been burnt.

• More than 120 CFS volunteer firefighters and 25 trucks are working on the fireground to contain the fire. Aircraft continue to support ground crews, with around 140 aerial drops totalling approximately 300,000 litres.
• Additional support is being provided by SA Ambulance Service, St John Ambulance, Forestry SA, SA Metropolitan Fire Service, the Department for Environment and Water, Farm Fire Units, private contractors and the Salvation Army.
• A Watch and Act alert remains in place for Tooperang, Nangkita, Mount Jagged, and Mosquito Hill.
• Nangkita Road and Cleland Gully Road remain closed.