By Naaman Zhou
Catastrophic fire conditions in New South Wales ease, but dozens of Australian bushfires remain burning. In Queensland, 60 fires are burning, with strong winds and temperatures in mid-30s forecast to make for hazardous conditions on Australia‘s east coast
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• If you are in a bushfire affected area stay tuned to your local emergency broadcaster. Full alerts can be found here for NSW and here for Queensland
1.41am GMT
Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) has issued another leave now advisory, this time for a bushfire at Kilkivan, near Gympie.
“Currently as at 11.30am Wednesday, 13 November, a large fire is burning in the vicinity of the Des Simpson Memorial, heading in a south-westerly direction towards Thornside Road and Upper Thornside Road.
1.27am GMT
Some new images from Queensland yesterday, from photographer Cam Neville in Tarome and Lower Beechmont.
Source: NSW and Queensland fires updates: worst of bushfires season ‘still ahead’, says fire chief – live
