Worst air pollution The Heritage Golf & Country Club – Championship Course - Chirnside Park, today and tomorrow
Today (10 August): Air quality in The Heritage Golf & Country Club – Championship Course is good. AQI, PM2.5, PM10, NO2, O3, SO2, CO, HCHO, and PM1 are good. Pollution peaks around 1:00 AM (O3: 13.9/100).
Tomorrow (11 August 2026): Air quality in The Heritage Golf & Country Club – Championship Course is good. All pollutants stay as today. Pollution peaks around 1:00 PM (O3: 13.7/100). Airmine updates local air quality forecasts four times daily.
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Tucked into the folds of the Yarra Valley on Melbourne's semi-rural northeastern edge, The Heritage's championship course sits among vineyards and rolling hills rather than city streets. The valley setting can trap cooler air overnight, and nearby acreage properties mean a degree of wood heater smoke is common on winter evenings. Being further from the coast than bayside Melbourne, the course is also more exposed to the smoke that drifts down from Victoria's summer and early-autumn bushfires. Outside those periods, the leafy, low-traffic surrounds generally keep conditions pleasant and free of the congestion typical of inner Melbourne.
Today - 10 August | Pollution peaks at 01:00
AQI:
Good
13.9/100
PM2.5 (fine particles):
Good
2.3/100
PM10 (coarse particles):
Good
0.6/100
NO2 (nitrogen dioxide):
Good
0/100
O3 (ozone):
Good
13.9/100
SO2 (sulfur dioxide):
Good
0/100
CO (carbon monoxide):
Good
0/100
HCHO (formaldehyde):
Good
1.6/100
PM1 (ultrafine particles):
Good
3.2/100
Levels show the poorest local air quality during the day
Tomorrow - 11 August | Pollution peaks at 13:00
AQI:
Good
13.7/100
PM2.5 (fine particles):
Good
3.1/100
PM10 (coarse particles):
Good
1.1/100
NO2 (nitrogen dioxide):
Good
0/100
O3 (ozone):
Good
13.7/100
SO2 (sulfur dioxide):
Good
0/100
CO (carbon monoxide):
Good
0/100
HCHO (formaldehyde):
Good
1.6/100
PM1 (ultrafine particles):
Good
3.7/100
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is air quality bad in The Heritage Golf & Country Club – Championship Course right now?
On 10 August 2026, overall air quality in The Heritage Golf & Country Club – Championship Course is good. AQI is the main air quality indicator at 13.9/100. Pollution peaks around 1:00 AM (O3: 13.9/100).
Will air quality be worse tomorrow in The Heritage Golf & Country Club – Championship Course?
On 11 August 2026, air quality conditions in The Heritage Golf & Country Club – Championship Course will be similar to today, with AQI forecast at good at 13.7/100. Pollution peaks around 1:00 PM (O3: 13.7/100).
When is air pollution at its worst in The Heritage Golf & Country Club – Championship Course?
Anyone booking tee times at The Heritage Golf & Country Club – Championship Course should be aware air quality dips during summer bushfire season, roughly December to March, when fires in the surrounding bush push smoke into town. Winter brings a quieter risk too: wood-heater smoke pooling on cold, still nights. Anyone sensitive to smoke or dust attending then may want to check conditions on the day.
Are air quality levels in The Heritage Golf & Country Club – Championship Course based on measurements or forecasts?
It is forecasts derived by downscaling forecasts provided by EU’s Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) by taking into account local conditions such as traffic patterns. CAMS bases its forecast on satellite measurements of particles and chemical compounds in the atmosphere. Airmine’s services were developed with support from the European Space Agency (ESA)’s Business Applications and Space Solutions (BASS) team.
Why doesn’t the forecast always reflect wildfire impacts?
Airmine’s forecast uses CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) as its background atmospheric model. While CAMS includes wildfire emissions, these are derived from satellite observations and are not available in real time. During rapidly evolving wildfire events, there may therefore be a delay before increased emissions are incorporated into the model. As a result, the forecast may temporarily underestimate PM₂.₅ and other pollutants associated with wildfire smoke.
During rapidly evolving wildfire events, CAMS may lag by approximately 1–2 days before increased wildfire emissions are fully represented, which can lead to temporary underestimation of PM₂.₅ concentrations in Airmine’s forecast.
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Data provided by Airmine — Last update: 9 August 2026 at 20:27 CEST (Data is updated four times daily.)
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