I've been at the Illawrra Folk Festival (60km south of Sydney.) One of our members almost didn't make it as the fires are 10km from his isolated rural home, but their house is very well protected & he & his wife will fight if (when?) the fires get closer. We've had widespread rain but not always in bushfire areas.

Budj Bim Cultural Landscape fire reveals new sections of ancient aquatic system

Bushfire-proof Rosedale home remains where most others are rubble