Sydney records hottest ever 1 October – as it happened

Extreme fire danger warnings are in place for much of NSW with strong winds and soaring temperatures expected to worsen conditions. Photograph: Dan Himbrechts/AAP

5.40am BST

The day that was, Sunday 1 October

We are going to wrap up the live blog for Sunday. Here’s what made the news today:

• Sydney has recorded its hottest 1 October on record, with temperatures rising to at least 35C

• New South Wales is subject to at least nine fire bans

• In Victoria, an evacuation warning has been issued for a region in Gippsland after a bushfire began burning out of control in a south-easterly direction

• Two Sydney men have died after attending a festival on Saturday

• Greens senator Jordon Steele-John has called for a disability rights law and the end to segregation of people with disabilities within Australian institutions

• Melbourne has partyed hard in the wake of Collingwood’s grand final win

We’ll be back with you tomorrow morning to bring you all the latest developments. Until then, enjoy your evening.

Updated at 5.53am BST

5.24am BST

Blue singlet record smashed? Ute better believe it

The Deni Ute Muster has failed to beat its previous world record for the greatest number of utes gathered in on place, despite more than 7,000 vehicles counted.

But in better news, the event in Deniliquin, in the NSW Riverina region, broke its previous record for the number of people gathered in one place in blue singlets, with 4,367 attendees participating in the count. This breaks the previous record set at the event in 2022 with 4,136.

Over 18,000 people joined the muster, with some coming from New Zealand, the Netherlands, Denmark and the US. More than 60% of the attendees crossed the border from Victoria to attend the event.

The Deni Ute Muster, general manager, Vicky Lowry, thanked volunteers, contractors, emergency services and partners for their work this year.

Deniliquin turned on the weather for this year’s Deni Ute Muster and over half of our attendees arrived a day early to set up and enjoy the sunshine. And for the first time we had a visit from a NSW premier, with Chris Minns dropping by.

We also had a lot of first-time attendees ticking off another one of their bucket list adventures. The Festival Arena was jam packed each day with our big and small attendees all getting into the action.

Updated at 5.30am BST