New bushfire warnings issued in Victoria and NSW as Townsville braces for cyclone – as it happened

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NSW working to send more firefighting teams to Victoria

New South Wales is moving to send additional firefighting teams to Victoria after a request for assistance, the premier says.

There’s over 90 firefighters from NSW in Victoria. At the moment their agencies have asked for more strike teams. My understanding is the RFS is filling those gaps as quickly as possible and sending them across the Murray.

It will be an incredibly challenging day for the health system, as well as the RFS and Fire and Rescue.

And we’re calling on the community to do their bit, and that means look after one enough, particularly the vulnerable, particularly the old and the young. Make sure that you look after your pets as well.