There are reports of property losses after bushfires tore through the ACT and southern New South Wales yesterday.
Five emergency warnings were in place yesterday afternoon for bushfire blazes across the NSW South Coast and south-east, with all since downgraded.
The Rural Fire Service had warned there was an immediate threat to properties and lives from the Clear Range fire in the areas of Colinton, Michelago and Bredbo.
The out-of-control Clear Range blaze was created from embers that moved kilometres from the ACT’s large Orroral Valley fire.
Snowy Monaro Regional Council asked residents in the tiny town of Bredbo – which had a population of just 352 people in 2016 – to reduce their water usage where possible “to ensure there’s enough water for emergency firefighting efforts”.
“Water is currently being used faster than it can replenished,” the council posted on Facebook yesterday evening.
Very high fire danger is forecast today for the North Coast, Greater Hunter, Greater Sydney, Illawarra/Shoalhaven, Central Ranges, Northern Slopes and North Western fire regions.
The Monaro Highway remained closed near the ACT border between Royalla and Bunyan due to the Clear Range fire.
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