Many areas of NSW have been affected by fires like from Topper State Forest earlier this year Image NSW State Forests Due to the scale of the NSW bushfires and anticipated severe heatwaves, there are widespread State forest closures over the Christmas and New Year period. The following State forests will be closed from midnight Wednesday 18 December until further notice: All State forests from north of Sydney to the Queensland border All State forests from south of Sydney to the Victorian border All State forests on the Northern, Central & Southern Tablelands Nullo Mountain and Coricudgy State Forests (Western