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An out-of-control bushfire burned close to properties in Bundoora, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, on December 30.A watch and act warning was issued for the blaze, authorities said, advising ...
Police say a 12-year-old boy deliberately lit a fire, and two teenage girls were being questioned. Authorities have recently warned the fires are an omen of a severe bushfire season this summer.
State Library of Victoria's Bushfires in Victoria Research Guide Guide to locating books, government reports, websites, statistics, newspaper reports and images about Victorian bushfires from 1851 to the present. Country Fire Authority; Department of Environment, Land, Water & Planning: Fire & emergencies; VicEmergency (Incidents and warnings)
Central Victoria bushfires Victoria 50,800 126,000 3 180 0 [citation needed] 27 December 1993 – 16 January 1994: 1994 Eastern seaboard fires: New South Wales 400,000 990,000 4 225 0 [35] 8 January 1997 Wooroloo bushfire Western Australia 10,500 26,000 0 16 0 [citation needed] 21 January 1997 Dandenongs bushfire Victoria 400 990 3 41 0 [36]
The 2023–24 Australian bushfire season [a] was the summer season of bushfires in Australia.The spring and summer outlook for the season prediction was for increased risk of fire for regions in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and the Northern Territory.
The bushfire season of the summer of 2017–18, was expected to have above normal bushfire risks with an elevated fire risk for the most of eastern and south Australian coastal areas. Australia had experienced its warmest winter on record and the ninth driest winter on record leaving dry fuel loads across much of southern Australia.
Authorities issued an emergency warning for a bushfire burning near the town of Denmark in Western Australia, forcing locals to flee on February 4.According to local reports, gusty winds and high ...
On 2 March, in anticipation and to create awareness of the extreme bushfire weather conditions predicted for the following days, many residents around Victoria received a text message that read: Msg from Vic Police:Extreme weather in Vic expected Mon night & Tues.High wind & fire risk. Listen to local ABC Radio for emergency updates.