A 31-year-old man has been refused bail after appearing in Gosford Local Court on arson charges, accused of deliberately lighting a fire at Kariong.
Jason Nicholas Farrell from Killarney Vale has been charged with intentionally causing fire and being reckless as to its spread, and setting fire to the property of another person or the crown.
Meanwhile, the Rural Fire Service has praised the Peats Ridge community for its bushfire preparation efforts.
As conditions have calmed, it’s become clear just how close a fire in the Brisbane Water National Park came to destroying houses and sheds.
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