latest from my friends - It looks like all the houses in Bawley have been saved.

over100 bushfires were burning in NSW on Friday, more than half out of control

NSW fires LIVE updates What we know so far
    More than 680 homes have been lost so far this fire season
    At its peak on Friday, nine fires were burning at an emergency level. That has dropped to four, with 14 at 'watch and act.'
    Specialist firefighters from the US and Canada will help locals fight the blazes

video-Firefighters battle blaze at Bawley Point (thursday)

bushfires have combined to create 60km 'mega fire' north of Sydney ... There were seven emergency warning-level fires blazing across the state at 7:00pm on Friday, but they had all been downgraded to watch and act or lower by 11:15pm. ...

sandra (1.00am Sydney time, Sat morning 96 fires are burning across NSW, none at emergency level. Embers are still a risk.)