FRIDAY 2.45pm: A section of Ocean Drive, south of Port Macquarie, will be closed until 6.30pm Friday so fire crews can continue backburning operations.
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The section of road in Bonny Hills from Panorama Drive to Grants Beach will be closed at 2.45pm. It is expected to be reoponded by 6.30pm.
These backburning operations will strengthen containment lines, authorities said.
There are no homes in the area where backburning will be undertaken and there is no need for residents to relocate.
The Rural Fire Service (RFS) said the fire has burnt through 262 hectares of land south of Port Macquarie.
NSW RFS crews began fighting the fire near McGilvrays Rd, Bonny Hills, on Thursday afternoon.