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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.
Melbourneâs 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 stateâs north may pose a fire risk throughout the summer after a small grass fire briefly burnt out of control near Shepparton.
Liam, 12, Indy, 8, and Blaze, 13, cool off at Lysterfield Lake on Monday