"Stay safe and informed with ABC's checklists & survival kits.This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced.Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume.Property lost as CFS battles 45 bushfires in catastrophic conditions and record heatAs it happened: SA bushfires flare amid catastrophic conditionsMore than 100 SA schools to close in catastrophic fire conditionsLive: New Zealand detects first community coronavirus cases in more than 100 daysDefence Minister disputes Andrews's claim ADF was not offered to help run hotel quarantineThe COVID-19 curve that's worrying doctors in VictoriaNSW 'on knife edge' as state records highest number of COVID-19 cases in four monthsCouncil waives parking fine after doctor tweets about inspectors targeting hospital staffNew coronavirus case detected in north-west TasmaniaHuge increase in cost of humanities degrees has 'glaring flaw', Nationals sayPolice accountability worker 'beyond angry' after sexual assault by ethical standards officer in bar'I'm scared out of my brain': A snapshot of how Australians feel amid the COVID-19 pandemicNetwork Ten axes high-profile presenters as part of sweeping job cutsEx-government media adviser cleared of putting hand up woman's dress at Christmas partySocial media post claimed Chicago police killed 15yo boy — but that wasn't what happenedWoman gives birth to healthy baby in Canberra Hospital carpark on -5C morningFormer bikie boss Mick Hawi allegedly murdered by friend who 'embarrassed' him, court hearsGlobal coronavirus caseload doubles to 20 million in 43 daysNetwork Ten axes high-profile presenters as part of sweeping job cutsThe COVID-19 curve that's worrying doctors in VictoriaNSW 'on knife edge' as state records highest number of COVID-19 cases in four monthsNew coronavirus case detected in north-west TasmaniaDefence Minister disputes Andrews's claim ADF was not offered to help run hotel quarantineCouncil waives parking fine after doctor tweets about inspectors targeting hospital staffDefence Minister disputes Andrews's claim ADF was not offered to help run hotel quarantineLive: New Zealand detects first community coronavirus cases in more than 100 daysThe COVID-19 curve that's worrying doctors in VictoriaNSW 'on knife edge' as state records highest number of COVID-19 cases in four monthsCouncil waives parking fine after doctor tweets about inspectors targeting hospital staffNew coronavirus case detected in north-west TasmaniaHuge increase in cost of humanities degrees has 'glaring flaw', Nationals sayPolice accountability worker 'beyond angry' after sexual assault by ethical standards officer in bar'I'm scared out of my brain': A snapshot of how Australians feel amid the COVID-19 pandemicClive Palmer sues WA Government for at least $30b over iron ore interestsBrisbane park memorial created for Hannah Clarke and her childrenLawyers clash over question of consent as rape trial of former NT assistant police commissioner hears closing addressesAsbestos removalist who 'lost the plot' avoids jail over assault on environment officersEx-government media adviser cleared of putting hand up woman's dress at Christmas partyDisability worker charged over alleged sexual assault of woman Please be aware, due to this year’s continuing adverse weather events, combined with dry conditions, Yorke Peninsula Council has prohibited all campfires on Council land. "Edithburgh has been evacuated and I've just had word from a couple of mates who are taking refuge here for a little bit that the fire has just reached Park Terrace on the edge of Edithburgh," he said. "He said it was hard to know how many people had evacuated. A person who is able to control the fire is present at the site of the fire until it is extinguished; and; An appropriate extinguisher is at hand. Bushfire Information Hotline 1300 362 361 or visit the CFS website at The Yorke Peninsula Council is part of the Yorke Peninsula fire ban district.As a result of a dry winter and increased temperatures for spring, the grasslands have dried off much earlier than normal and therefore the CFS has brought the fire season forward in the Yorke Peninsula Fire Ban District to commence on 1 November 2018. It is also highly discouraged to have a campfire on private property.Pursuant to Councils by–laws permission is needed from Council to undertake many activities on Council Land. This includes all beaches, bush camping locations and has been enforced within Council Caravan Parks. Burning in the open in townships is not permitted during the fire danger season. "All of a sudden the whole town just filled with smoke. The Country Fire Service responds to at least 45 fires across South Australia amid catastrophic fire conditions, with at least one house lost on the Yorke Peninsula. • An appropriate extinguisher must be at hand. "They've lost everything, their homes are gutted, absolutely gutted." SA Country Fire Service (CFS) has declared the Fire Danger Season will start early in the Flinders, Mid North, North West and North East Pastoral districts and the Yorke Peninsula. ""I know there were about 100 people in the caravan park at the same time so it's a bit of an unknown," Mr Braund said.Adam Pitt, who lives in Stansbury, told ABC Radio Adelaide friends from Edithburgh evacuated to his home. Auckland will enter "level 3" lockdown.Authorities say 11 properties have been damaged in a bushfire on South Australia's Lower Yorke Peninsula that was caused by a "power network fault" just outside of Yorketown.There were 69 fires across South Australia yesterday as the state sweltered through temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius alongside strong winds.About 5,000 hectares of land was burnt around Yorketown, compared with 85,000 in There were 33 people who were treated for minor fire-related injuries, including four taken by ambulance to hospital.The Country Fire Service (CFS) said the fire was contained late Thursday afternoon.CFS assistant chief officer Brenton Eden said the fire was now "very benign" and its area was not expanding.Yorketown incident controller Richard de Groot said "an electrical infrastructure issue adjacent to town" was to blame for the fire. This includes all beaches, bush camping locations and has been enforced within Council Caravan Parks. "All of a sudden the whole town just filled with smoke. "There's also 150 people heading towards Stansbury to the bowls club.Mr Pitt said his friends were concerned their home may have been lost in the fire. At least one house has been destroyed on the Yorke Peninsula An emergency warning has been issued for a fire burning out of control towards Edithburgh on the Lower Eyre Peninsula. Slashers. "Twice the power blacked out, we couldn't use the phone anymore, we thought what's going on?" The fire danger season for 2020/2021 is anticipated to run from 1st November 2020 until 30th April 2021. All rights reserved. "The fire jumped some containment lines and police and emergency vehicles were going around trying to alert as many people as they could to get out of the town," he told ABC Radio Adelaide.