Police have arrested a youth for lighting two bushfires in the Wallaroo State Forest north of Raymond Terrace earlier this year.
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Port Stephens detectives, with the assistance of State Crime Command Arson Squad and Rural Fire Service Fire Investigators, have been investigating a number of deliberately lit bushfires in the Wallaroo State Forest since September.
No one was injured and no property was damaged as a result of the fires.
Investigations led to the arrest of a 17-year-old Raymond Terrace male on Thursday. The Rural Fire Service volunteer was taken to Raymond Terrace police station where he was interviewed.