News Service from House Harris

NSW: Almost 60 fires burning across the state

AT LEAST 59 FIRES BUSHFIRES WERE BURNING ACROSS NSW WITH 10 OUT OF CONTROL

Deaths:

None

Losses:

No houses or property under threat

Weather:

State max 45 at Ivanhoe

Sydney max 33 in the city, 43 at Penrith

Winds between 40km/h and 60km/h at inland areas

Fires:

PEATS RIDGE

- Fire has destroyed about 300ha of bushland in the Brisbane Waters National Park and on private property, near Gosford, on the Central Coast. Five aircraft, 30 trucks and 100 firefighters were on scene and there was no direct threat to property.

MUSWELLBROOK

- More than 140ha has been destroyed at Wybong, southwest of Scone, in the Hunter region. About 50 firefighters were working to contain the fire with the help of waterbombing aircraft. No properties were under threat but one car was destroyed by fire on Saturday. The Rural Fire Service (RFS) issued a warning to residents about smoke impacting local roads.

SINGLETON

- Three separate fires merged into one and have destroyed 1,000ha of bushland in the Wollemi National Park, approximately 25km northwest of Putty and 44km south of Denman in NSW Hunter region. Firefighters and eight aircraft were working to contain the fire, burning in remote terrain. No properties were under threat but nearby residents were advised to protect themselves from large amounts of smoke emanating from the fire.

BEGA VALLEY

- Bushfire on the far south coast of NSW has torched 1,300ha of remote bushland near Bega, in the South East Forest National Park. Fire burning about 7km southeast of Wyndham and 25km west of Pambula. Eleven waterbombing aircraft were assisting more than 100 firefighters battling the blaze. Residents from Towamba, Wyndham and Burragate advised to remove all flammable materials from their properties.