Temperatures are set to hit the high 30s across much of the state on Friday,pushing the fire-danger rating to ‘high’ in some parts.
Strong winds have caused havoc in Victoria,with children rescued in Port Phillip Bay and firefighters battling to contain a bushfire near the Great Ocean Road.
Towns in Victoria’s south-west face a nervous wait overnight as some bushfires continue to burn out of control,even as a coming cool change is expected to bring wild winds and heavy rainfall.
After hot and windy conditions across the state,bushfires have broken out in multiple locations across Victoria’s west,south-west and north-west,threatening small communities.
A drier-than-average winter has left a build-up of vegetation fuel across Victoria.
One type of injury suffered by police and firefighters leapt by 50 per cent during the Black Saturday and Black Summer bushfire disasters.
A muggy,stormy summer is on the cards,as global warming fuels an increase in humidity and heat.
A federal inquiry has heard from insurers about rising premiums for venues and festivals. They say unpredictable weather events – and crowd behaviour – are partly to blame.
Aran Sherani,who pledged allegiance to the terror group after lighting bushfires,may be out of prison in just under three years.
New research provides scientific evidence that longwall mining is draining endangered upland swamps,eroding water quality and creating fire risk.
Houses in the popular coastal village sell for up to $4 million,with vacant blocks going for almost $1 million.