Australia braces for weekend of 'catastrophic' bushfire conditions

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

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

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

Property owners use a commercial watering machine to hose down their property as the Grose Valley Fire approaches the Bilpin Fruit Bowl, at Bilpin.
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. The mount Glasgow fire has been downgraded from an Emergency Warning. (AAP Image/James Ross) NO ARCHIVING
A CFA firefighter is seen in burnout land near Mount Glasgow, Victoria, Thursday, November 21, 2019. (AAP Image/James Ross) NO ARCHIVING Source: AAP
The Rosedale fire front
A fire that's been burning for five days in Gippsland continues to test Victoria's firefighters. Source: AAP
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South Australia bushfires Source: Twitter
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