An ecological assessment has been conducted of Windang Island after a bushfire scorched around 75 per cent of the land.

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The out-of-control bush and grass fire tore through dried vegetation on Sunday with dark smoke and flames visible from kilometres away.

The cause of the blaze remains unknown, with Shellharbour Council referring inquiries to NSW Police , however officers say the fire has not been reported to them.

With the flames now extinguished, council's biodiversity and environmental planning team visited the island to assess the da

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