Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has warned of a “difficult” summer bushfire season. More than 70 fires burn across New South Wales, where a natural disaster has been declared in six areas. The worst fire at Koolewong on the Central Coast destroyed over 12 homes on Saturday, while four homes were lost at Bulahdelah. Twenty fires are still uncontained. A cool change is expected from Sunday, but strong winds and lightning may worsen conditions. "We’re not out of the woods yet," said Rural Fire Service deputy commissioner Ben Millington. The government declared the natural disaster for the regions of Central Coast, Mid Coast, Upper Hunter, Muswellbrook, Warrumbungle, and Dubbo. This activates support for residents, businesses, and councils. People who lost homes may get financial help and support for cleanup and rebuilding. Senior meteorologist Dean Narramore said strong winds would last a few hours Sunday, followed by cooler, wetter weather. On Sunday morning, an emergency warning was issued for an uncontrolled fire at Redhead, south of Newcastle, urging residents to shelter as it was too late to evacuate. The warning was later downgraded. PM Albanese, after visiting Emergency Management Australia, said it was fortunate no lives were lost. He added, "So this summer of course, like all summers that would appear in recent times, is going to be a difficult one. But New South Wales in particular has a range of pre-conditions if you like for being quite a difficult one." NSW Premier Chris Minns praised firefighters for limiting damage, noting "the fire embers jumped a stretch of water over a kilometre long." Damage assessment and investigations are underway. NSW Recovery Minister Janelle Saffin said, "While we continue to contain the fires that have impacted communities across NSW, our priority is also to support those people whose homes and livelihoods have been impacted." Temperatures will cool for most parts of NSW and southern Australia but will rise again early next week. Bushfires also burn in Tasmania, where over a dozen homes and buildings were damaged and two firefighters injured at Dolphin Sands. The fire there is contained, but areas remain unsafe for residents to return.