Emergency warnings for the state's north-west are in place, with spot fires and embers threatening areas along the Great Ocean Road.
Residents in the Victorian town of Crowes towards the Great Ocean Road have been told to leave now as an out-of-control fire burns.
Another fire in the state's far west at Chetwynd, Connewirricoo and Kadnook has been upgraded from watch and act level early on Saturday afternoon to emergency as reports emerge of property being damaged in the fires.“We are getting early indications of some property losses as a result of that fire. It is spreading in some really undulating, difficult country. Hundreds of firefighters are on that fire, supported by aircraft and heavy machinery.
The CFA says it's travelling from Lavers Hill-Cobden Rd in a south-easterly direction towards Crowes and the Great Ocean Road.There is now a Community Fire Refuge at Otway CFA Fire Station, 8-14 Lavers Hill-Cobden Road, Lavers Hill, for people seeking shelter.The CFA has reported an out-of-control bushfire at Railway Line Road in Kawarren travelling in a southerly direction towards Frys Road.Monitor changes to the situation.
There will be a total fire ban for the Wimmera from midnight today until midnight tomorrow, ahead of another anticipated windy day.Remember to always call triple-0 in an emergency, but here are some other useful sources of info while we're at it.There's a total fire ban across the state's north-west, with the Mallee and Wimmera regions under watch today.
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