Teenagers arrested for NSW bushfire

FOUR teenagers have been arrested over a bushfire that forced the evacuation of a Scout camp north west of Newcastle, NSW.

About 60 children had to be evacuated from Glenrock Scout Camp near Newcastle on Thursday due to a nearby blaze.

Police confirmed four young men had been arrested as part of investigation into suspicious fires in the Glenrock State Conservation area.

"Officers from NSW Fire and Rescue have been fighting a number of fires in the conservation area between Dudley and Merewether Heights," a police spokesman told AAP.

"Following investigations about 3:45pm today, police arrested four teenage males.

"They have been taken to Belmont Police Station where they are assisting police with their inquiries." Scouts NSW communications and development manager Rosalie Batistoni told AAP the scouts were all safe after being moved to a local bowls club.

Elsewhere, bushfires have placed 40 properties under threat. Ten properties are threatened at Shallow Bay in the Great Lakes where an out of control bush and grass fire has burned through 70 hectares.

Residents were told to seek shelter and remain put as it's now too late to leave.

Residents south of Taree were also advised to take shelter from an out-of-control blaze that had burned 100 hectares as of 6pm Thursday (AEST).

Firefighters have door knocked or phoned through emergency alerts to 100 properties in the area near Old Bar Rd but only 30 properties are under threat, Rural Fire Service spokesman Anthony Clark says.

"Because the fire being across the roadway the people to the north of Old Bar Rd should seek shelter," he told AAP.

Evacuation centres for residents who cannot return home have been set up at Club Taree and Club Old Bar.

The RFS is battling 50 fires across the state, 20 which are uncontained, while NSW Fire and Rescue said they were dealing with more than 100 smaller bush and grass fires, mostly in western Sydney.

Damaging winds were also felt at the Sydney Airport, where a Jetstar flight from the Gold Coast was forced to pull out of it's landing 30 metres from the runway due to a 80km/h crosswind.

"It was probably the worst flight we have been on," Steve Ovani told Network Ten.

Falling trees also cut off electricity to about 4000 homes in Sydney, including Lane Cove, Rozelle and Chatswood, shortly after 2pm (AEST).

The State Emergency Service received 500 jobs mainly for fallen trees and roof damage, spokeswoman Sue Pritchard said.

In the CBD, the gusty winds blew out shop fronts and highrise windows, Network 10 reported.

Elsewhere, Thredbo recorded winds of up to 111km/h on Thursday, while Goulburn and the Southern Tablelands experienced gusts of 98km/h.

The Hunter also experienced winds of up to 96km/h.

The Bureau of Meteorology's (BOM) Francois Geffroy said conditions were expected to ease overnight.

"By late morning tomorrow, the winds drop off quite drastically over much of the state," he told AAP.

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