Firefighters battled a large blaze overnight on the NSW south coast. Premier Chris Minns says midsummer bushfire conditions happening in October point to 'a hellish three months'.
Firefighters battled a large blaze overnight on the NSW south coast. Premier Chris Minns says midsummer bushfire conditions happening in October point to"a hellish three months".
The NSW Rural Fire Service has confirmed the loss of properties in the Coolagolite fire but officials were unable to say the exact number or locations as field assessment teams were yet to arrive to undertake a review.READ MORECrews were provided some relief when a cool southerly change moved across the fireground, inland from the coastal town of Bermagui, in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he would visit the south coast with Minns to talk with those affected by the most recent blazes. RFS commissioner Rob Rogers urged residents not to be complacent as the weather cooled since the fire danger remained. The southerly change that moved through the fireground overnight has brought cooler temperatures, increased humidity and some rain.
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