High temperatures and strong winds could turn three major bushfires into fast-moving infernos that threaten homes and lives,authorities have warned.
An emergency warning to evacuate immediately was also issued for a small town in the Macedon Ranges on Saturday,but was later downgraded.
A blaze in the Grampians – which first threatened the hamlet of Mirranatwa on Wednesday – flared up again on Friday.
Jack Gilmour and Charlyze Hayter were found with fatal gunshot wounds after a fight broke out in a home on the Mornington Peninsula on December 2.
Victoria Police said officers were called to reports about 20 protesters were displaying a large banner near Parliament House about 6.55pm.
Leunig’s death was announced on social media late on Thursday. He was 79.
The Olympian said the ordeal had been “tough” for herself and Stephanie Broadbridge and stressed it was not her intention to cause harm.
The bestselling author’s 1993 novel Tomorrow,When the War Began was a major hit that was adapted into a film and TV series.
Campgrounds have been evacuated in the Grampians as an out-of-control bushfire damages private property.
The weather in Melbourne is expected to be close to perfect,with sunny skies predicted across the state.
Residents of Clarkes Hill,Wattle Flat and Dean were told shortly before 7pm to leave immediately,after a bushfire started near Creswick,but that advice has since been downgraded.