Properties have been destroyed and residents are evacuating, as firefighters continue to battle a fierce bushfire in Victoria ...
Record temperatures are scorching parts of Victoria as the mercury soars on the hottest day since Black Saturday.
Firefighters have been working through the night to contain a major fire in Victoria's Otway Ranges that was "running hard ...
The last time Victoria experienced such a prolonged heatwave was 2009, when Black Saturday saw the Mallee record 12 days above 40 degrees. Follow our rolling coverage.
A bushfire threatens communities in south-western Victoria after it escapes control lines on Saturday afternoon, as a heatwave continues to scorch the state.