@circustiger Yeah, I was quite impressed by the amount of notice they gave. They even put up electronic road signs nearby, which sort of prompted the expectation of a lot of smoke. Fortunately they're only doing part of the reserve — a bit of a protected grassland — and the rest of it is still open.
But yeah, the reserve is really nice. It's about 43 hectares and is pretty much all forest. It's about a 10 minute walk from my place and I walk the reserve regularly (the perimeter walk takes about an hour). There's a couple of mobs of kangaroos, plus lovely bird-life, and I've seen a few echidnas there as well. You can completely forget that you're in the suburbs when you're there.