NSW minister Andrew Constance unaccounted for after spending morning defending his home

Sky News understands New South Wales Transport Minister Andrew Constance is currently unaccounted for in the state fires. Mr Constance is the Member for Bega on the embattled NSW South Coast. Sky News understands he was this morning defending his property South of Batemans Bay but hasn't been heard from for several hours. Mr Constance's office does expect though to hear from him shortly, with communication currently impacted by several mobile phone towers that have knocked out by the fires. We will keep you across this developing news and update you when Mr Constance makes contact. Image: News Corp Via news.com.au — Australia’s #1 news site https://www.news.com.au