A club serving as an evacuation centre during the NSW bushfires has been slammed for denying pets inside the building.

Club Old Bar, about 16 kilometres east of Taree on the Mid North Coast, is hosting evacuees as bushfires ravage the state.

But pet owners staying at the club on Saturday were told they are not allowed inside the venue with their dogs.

The club said they were trying their best to accommodate hundreds of evacuees but it wouldn't be safe to include pets in the confined space.

Video footage shared to Twitter by Londoner in Sydney showed dogs tied to poles lining the venue.

Club Old Bar is serving as an evacuation centre during the NSW bushfires. Local residents who have pets are not allowed inside the venue

Video footage shared online showed residents outside with their dogs on Saturday

'Current situation at club old bar. No dogs allowed inside because it's where they serve food. The town is on fire,' the tweet said.

Additional footage showed the skies infiltrated by smoke and some local residents opting to sit outside with their pets to keep them company.

'Old bar is currently on fire and we've been kicked out of Old Bar Club because NSW clubs don't allow dogs,' the Londoner in Sydney wrote.

'We have been told to sit in our cars and just hope for the best. The inhumanity is unbelievable.'

Annie, who runs Londoner in Sydney blog with her partner Steve, said she was told to sleep in her car with her dog.

'I'm just posting this video to hopefully highlight to NSW clubs this is unbelievable and a disgrace for you guys to do this to people,' she said.

Firefighters work to contain a bushfire along Old Bar road in Old Bar on Saturday

Pictured: Pet dogs are tied to poles at Old Bar Club on Saturday during NSW bushfires

LATEST ON THE BUSHFIRES IN NSW AND QUEENSLAND NSW: * Three people dead, five people missing * Up to 30 people injured * At least 150 homes destroyed, the figure is expected to rise * Seventy-two fires burning across the state, 36 not under control, 11 fires listed as watch and act * Rural Fire Service has issued a warning ahead of conditions worsening on Tuesday, saying it will be a 'dangerous day' and 'homes and lives will be at risk' * Firefighters are currently using favourable conditions to try and control the fires already burning QLD: * Fifty-five bushfires burning with emergency warnings continuing at Cooroibah and Ringtail Creek, north of Noosa on the Sunshine Coast * Since it began the Cooroibah fire has also raged through Tewantin, Noosa Banks and Noosa North Shore * Up to 9000 people evacuated due to the Cooroibah fire * Some residents of Tewantin were allowed home on Saturday * One home lost at Cooroibah * One firefighter suffered a broken leg in the Cooroibah blaze * State of fire emergency declared across 42 local government areas * Major fires remain at Cobraball and Bungundarra., southwest of Yeppoon. * Warnings downgraded to watch and act at former major fires at Tarome in the Scenic Rim and the Thornton fire in the Lockyer Valley. * Weather conditions causing severe fire danger across the state's southeast corner have moved north into central Queensland Australian Associated Press Advertisement

Club Old Bar acknowledged the 'concern' for pet owners in a statement shared to Facebook on Saturday.

'As we are an evacuation point for the entire community, we hand over the facility to Family and Community Services who take control and decide what is best for our evacuees,' the statement said.

'Unfortunately with over 350 people seeking safety in our building, it is just not safe to add hundreds of pets on top of that in such a confined space.

'While it is heartbreaking, the safety of the children, elderly and adults were considered the priority during this unprecedented event.'

The club said they hope to have options available for people with pets in the future.

A fire bombing helicopter works to contain a bushfire along Old Bar road in Old Bar on Saturday

'We did our best by having a local Vet on-site assisting injured and distressed pets, along with volunteers from the Local Land Service who were there to assist pet owners on securing their animals,' the club continued.

'Our staff did their best by providing water and shelter outdoors for animals.'

An employee at Club Old Bar told Daily Mail Australia there were 12 residents at the evacuation centre on Sunday morning and 10 people stayed overnight.

Old Bar Road was still closed by 11am on Sunday morning.

An emergency warning was in place on Saturday for the Hillville bushfire, south of Taree, which threatened a number of towns including Old Bar, Wallabi Point and South Taree.

On Sunday morning, there was a watch-and-act warning for the out-of-control bushfire burning in the area of Hillville.

The RFS warns residents of Old Bar, Wallabi Point, South Taree, Tallwoods Village, Tinonee, Purfleet, Diamond Beach and Hillville, Possum Brush, to 'put your bush fire survival plan into action'.