Response Controller Chris Eagle News Today

Date Time Share Total Fire Ban for Mallee, Wimmera, Northern Country, North Central, North East, and East Gippsland on A Total Fire Ban has been declared for tomorrow, Monday 25th January 2020 for the Mallee, Wimmera, Northern Country, North Central, North East, and East Gippsland. A TFB means that no fires can be lit in the open air or be allowed to remain alight in the open air, including campfires and burn offs, between midnight tonight and 11.59pm tomorrow. The Fire Danger Rating is Severe...

Advertisement Three teens were pulled from the water near Apollo Bay, and a beach south-east of Melbourne was evacuated after a shark sighting, but an expected cool change swept through earlier than planned, providing relief for the sweltering city. Melbourne’s temperature dropped from 39.2 to the mid-20s just after noon on Monday, after a fast-moving cool change arrived in metro areas earlier than expected. But fears remain that extreme heat and gusty winds in the state’s north may p...