Smiling and sooty members of the Malua Bay Rural Fire Brigade. Photo: Malua Bay Rural Fire Brigade Facebook.
South Coast residents are once again being warned to prepare for the worst ahead of deteriorating fire conditions this Friday.
The news was delivered at a community meeting at the Moruya Golf Club today (8 January), addressed by the Eurobodalla Shire Council (ESC) Mayor Liz Innes, RFS Deputy Incident Controller Captain David Ormsby and ESC Local Emergency Management Officer Warren Sharpe.
Residents were told power could again be lost and roads closed.
“Residents of properties with a bush interface from Moruya to Narooma are being advised to prepare their properties as well as they can and move to the town centres of Batemans Bay, Moruya or Narooma. Tuross Country Club and shops are still safe zones. We are being asked to prepare for power to go down and roads to close again,” Mr Ormsby said.
He added that fires that have so far burned to the north and south of Moruya will join together and threaten the coast all the way from Moruya to Narooma on Friday or Saturday.
“The next opportunity for significant fire activity is Friday with westerly winds all day, followed by a southerly at midnight. The best case for Friday is a north-easterly wind opposing the westerly, but we have to be prepared for the worst.
“The outlook for Friday is an increase in fire behaviour very early on Friday morning. Anyone in rural and remote areas needs to be in a safe place by Thursday night. We do not want anyone in remote areas,” Mr Ormsby said.
Mr Sharpe also provided the latest update on property assessment in the Shire which is now 85 per cent complete.
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