Current affairs: NSW and VIC bushfire updates

Emergency services say they believe lightning caused several fires in Victoria's southwest. Meanwhile, dozens of homes have been damaged or destroyed, by a bushfire which is still burning out-of-control near Bega in New South Wales' (NSW) southeast. Ivan and Kenneth have the details.

At least 70 homes have been destroyed or damaged by a bushfire in Tathra, near Bega, NSW. (AAP) Source: AAP