2PM UPDATE

A bushfire has flared on the western side of Lake Macquarie at Buttaba between Wangi and Rathmines. Several fire crews are at the scene.

Premier Mike Baird has been heckled by protestors in Ballina opposed to the installation of shark nets off North Coast beaches.

And the steel frame of Newcastle’s new transport interchange sprung up overnight. A large crane was used to assemble the structure over the rail line at Wickham.