Supplied footage obtained on December 31, 2019 of smoke filling the sky and firefighting helicopters battling the blaze approaching Catalina near Batesmans Bay. Residents have evacuated to the beach in the town of Batemans Bay, which is surrounded by the Currowan fire to the north and the aggressive 31,000-hectare Clyde Mountain fire to the south and east. (AAP Video/Supplied/Jess Field) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY