Property owners have been given a week’s extension until June 22 to clear weeds and dry vegetation from their land or face fines, under new fire prevention rules that simplify requirements established three years ago.

Only around one in four property owners have completed the mandatory clearing of plots as a wildfire prevention measure, with the June 15 deadline fast approaching.

Property owners have been given a week’s extension until June 22 to clear weeds and dry vegetation from their land or face fines, under new fire prevention rules that simplify…