In 2001 fires originating in Uriarra threatened the suburbs of Duffy , Holder , Weston , Yarralumla and Curtin and burnt to the shores of Lake Burley Griffin destroying 510 hectares of pine plantation . In 2003 the Canberra bushfires devastated the village destroying 16 of the original 23 homes . The village was again threatened by grass fires in 2013 when a four hectare grass fire threatened the south of the village
Canberra bushfires
2003 Canberra bushfires
Uriarra Village, Australian Capital Territory