Almost 80 people living in Queensland's Western Downs region are being urged to prepare to leave their homes as firefighters battle a major bushfire in the region.
Warnings have been stepped up for residents of Kowguran and Myall Park, about 300km northwest of Brisbane, on Wednesday afternoon.
The Queensland Fire and Emergency Service has alerted about 80 locals to "prepare to leave" as it battles a "fast-moving" blaze burning across more than 27,000 hectares.