Sky News Australia | NSW fires: easing conditions help crews bring Alpine, Lower Portland blazes ... ABC Online Easing weather conditions have helped fire crews gain the upper hand over two bushfires still burning in New South Wales. A bushfire near Alpine in the Southern Highlands and another near Lower Portland on the Hawkesbury River are both now listed as ... Backburning operations at Lower Portland affect local roads Blustery change brings relief from heat but little respite for fire crews Hawkesbury hamlet residents unable to evacuate in fast-burning fire |