The alert covers farmland and other areas between Windy Harbour and Northcliffe, 27km to the north-west, with a separate watch and act warning issued for Northcliffe itself now downgraded to an ...

Windy Harbour Road has been closed to traffic north and south, with Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (DBCA) officials urging locals to act immediately.

The small WA communities of Windy Harbour and Northcliffe are battling challenging conditions and fatigue from a bushfire that has threatened both towns for more than a month.

The Northcliffe-Windy Harbour fire — one of the biggest WA has seen for many years — continues to rage in the state’s south with homes and lives under immediate threat.