Conditions calmed significantly late on Sunday with firefighters in New South Wales and Victoria looking to use the changes to their advantage and adequately prepare themselves for later in the week when temperatures are again predicted to soar.
It was not all good news on Sunday though — the NSW towns of Eden and Batlow were decimated overnight with Kangaroo Valley in NSW also bearing the brunt of a large firestorm.
As Prime Minister Scott Morrison again fended off criticism, former prime minister John Howard described the smoke haze from the fires as longer than he could remember in his 80 years.
Look back at how the day unfolded.
