People who evacuated from Bermagui due to the bushfire threat can now return home and work is underway to restore services to the town.
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At a community briefing in Bermagui on Monday, NSW Police South Coast District Chief Inspector Peter Volf said the Bermagui-Tathra Rd remained closed, but phone reception in the town was working again and electricity was hoped to be supplied to the town on Wednesday morning.
He also said a Woolworths truck was on its way with a generator ready to restock the town's store and fuel was also coming.
Bega Valley Shire Council's director assets and operations Anthony McMahon said the waste facility at Bermagui would be opened to the community from Tuesday to dispose of any waste accumulated during the bushfire emergency for free.
However, at this stage council is not accepting any fire-affected material from damaged or destroyed homes, sheds or other structures - information is to be provided about clean-ups.
Council also said Cobargo and Bemboka tips have been impacted by fire and are unusable.
Mr McMahon said the drinking water in Bermagui was still not safe to drink without boiling, but council was working on returning the town to its normal safe supply.
Bega Valley Shire Mayor Kristy McBain said the NSW Rural Fire Service had informed her the weather conditions may deteriorate at the end of the week, but the service would be trying its best to deal with the fire situation before then.