The battle to protect property at Bawley Point is underway as huge flames threaten the town. "Rural Fire Service crews doing a hell of a job to save this property as flames engulf the bush behind it," ABC reporter Ainslie Drewitt Smith says. The Currowan fire is also close to other south coast towns including Kioloa, Pretty Beach, Pebbly Beach, Depot Beach, Durras North, Termeil and Flat Rock. Residents in those areas have been told to take shelter and that it is too late to leave. The RFS says

With Sydney on alert for heatwave blackouts, there's no such worry at Bawley Point on the South Coast. It's the first town in the country to get a neighbourhood grid diverting solar power from rooftops to a giant communal battery. 7NEWS at 6pm. More local news: 7news.com.au/news/sydney #7NEWS | 7NEWS Sydney