Australia braces for weekend of 'catastrophic' bushfire conditions

Extreme to severe heatwave conditions forecast for the weekend are expected to increase the fire danger in parts of Australia.

NSW Rural Fire Service crews watch on as on as the Gospers Mountain Fire impacts the Bilpin Fruit Bowl, in Bilpi Source: AAP

Property owners use a commercial watering machine to hose down their property as the Grose Valley Fire approaches the Bilpin Fruit Bowl, at Bilpin. Source: AAP

A CFA firefighter is seen in burnout land near Mount Glasgow, Victoria, Thursday, November 21, 2019. (AAP Image/James Ross) NO ARCHIVING Source: AAP

A fire that's been burning for five days in Gippsland continues to test Victoria's firefighters. Source: AAP

South Australia bushfires Source: Twitter