A bushfire on the central coast which broke containment lines and burnt through 456 hectares of land was downgraded on February 17.

It reportedly took 15 firefighting crews to contain the Lennox Head blaze, one of many cropping up across New South Wales during the month of February. Emergency services closed the surrounding roads, and broke containment lines due to strong winds.

The Northern Star reported a waterbomber was dispatched to combat the fire in the morning of February 18. The Rural Fire Service would also conduct backburning as an additional containment measure. Credit: David Hynes via Storyful