Kimba to Iron Knob South Australia.

Here in Tasmania Australia the bush-fires are still burning.  Fireman from various areas in Australia are here helping.  Most of the fires are being fought from the air. 
Airforce/Army are bringing a Base Camp reportedly to house up to 300 fire crew and SES workers at Stanley on our North West Coast. On the map, to the left of Devonport.
It's still holiday time in Tasmania and accommodation is tight. 
Tasmanian World Heritage listed forests, a small area has been on fire for about 1 month.  It's this forest in particular which the firefighters and SES are trying to save.
No loss of life or homes thus far.
Smoke comes and goes over my small city, depends on which way the breeze/wind blows.

The blue area is 'Alert', the white, no 'Alert Level'.

 

Back to last years holiday.

'Kimba is a rural service town on the Eyre Highway at the top of Eyre Peninsula in South Australia. , Kimba has a population of about 636.
There is a 7 metre (abt. 23 feet) tall statue of a big galah beside the highway marking halfway between the east and west coasts of Australia. 
The word "Kimba" is derived from the local Aboriginal word for "bushfire", and the District Council of Kimba's emblem reflects this in the form of a burning bush.'
Wikipedia.

A short stop at Kimba and we came across the Iron Knob along the highway back to Pt. Augusta in SA.
'Iron Knob is a town in South Australia on the Eyre Peninsula immediately south of the Eyre Highway. Iron Knob and the surrounding area had a population of about 199.
The town obtained its name from its proximity to large deposits of iron ore, most notably Iron Monarch which outcropped prominently from the relatively flat, surrounding landscape.'
Wikipedia

Ore trains. 

The mine

The Iron Knob in the distance.

A map from Streaky Bay on the left, Kimba in the middle, Iron Know to the right of that about where the A1 is, then you see Port August where we were headed.