Emergency Services

BOROONDARA: Blaze at North Balwyn

Friday, January 30, 2026

Fire Rescue Victoria responded to multiple Triple Zero (000) calls for a building fire at Winfield Rd, Balwyn North at 7.19am on Wednesday (Jan. 28). The response was escalated.Firefighters arrived within seven minutes to find smoke and flames issuing from a double-storey townhouse.Four people were able to escape the blaze when a smoke alarm was…

NORTH-EAST: 37° in Yea at 7pm

Tuesday, January 27, 2026

The mercury was still at 37°C at 7pm in Yea on Tuesday (Jan. 27), as temperatures in other parts of the state reached a record high of 48.9°C (120.02°F). Fires in the North-East were reported late this afternoon at Cathkin (Goulburn Valley Hwy), Kilmore (Broadford-Kilomore Rd) Limestone (Monkey Creek Rd and Davies Track), Molesworth (GV…

VICTORIA: 47° at Mildura at 2pm

Temperatures hit 47 degrees Celsius at 2pm (Tues., Jan. 27), with the thermometer showing 37° at Yea in the state’s north-east. Fires reported to Vic Emergency in the past hour in the north-east have included Cathkin, Ghin Ghin (Switzerland Rd), Highlands (Brigadoon Rd), Ruffy, Whanregarwen (Whanregarwen Rd, Wollert, Yarck (Old Yarck Rd)

NORTH-EAST: 4.30pm Saturday fires update

Saturday, January 24, 2026

With Yea temperatures having reached their top predicted forecast figure of 33°, and humidity at 14 per cent, a number of fires have been reported in North-East region in the past hour: • Acheron (Maroondah Hwy)• Avenel (Tarcombe Rd)• Caveat• Criaghtons creek (Longwood Gobur Rd)• Fawcett (Spring Creek Rd)• Ghin Ghin (Fire Access Track)• Kilmore…

MURRINDINDI: Fires already underway on Total Fire Ban day

As Saturday lunchtime temperatures have already passed the 30° mark, fires are being reported across Murrindindi Shire. In the past hour, fires have been reported at:• Highlands (Chisholms Rd)• Gobur (Yarck Rd)• Merton (MaroondaH Hwy)• Ghin Ghin (Ghin Ghin Rd) Further afield, a fire has been reported at Mansfield-Woods Point Rd, Kevington. Meanwhile, eight emergency…

NORTH-EAST: Human remains found at Gobur

Sunday, January 11, 2026

Victoria Police confirms human remains have sadly been found in the Longwood bushfire area.Police were able to access a fire-affected stretch off Yarck Road at Gobur this afternoon.The remains were found around 100m from a vehicle.The person is yet to be formally identified.Police will prepare a report for the Coroner.

BUSHFIRE REGION: The Phoenix makes is return

The Phoenix Newspaper is making its return in 2026. After the Black Saturday fires in 2009, our company produced The Phoenix Newspaper in the Black Saturday bushfire affected region. In the 18 months of the project, we gave away $1.3 million in free advertising to give a leg up to local people and local businesses…

MOIRA: Safety sign felled at Cobram

Saturday, January 10, 2026

Cobram Crime Investigation Unit detectives have been left dumbfounded after a CFA automated fire danger sign was cut down in Koonoomoo.It is believed unknown offenders have cut down the automated sign on the corner of Goulburn Valley Hwy and Greens Lane between 8am and 1pm on Wednesday, January 7.The thieves have stolen the solar battery…

BRIMBANK: Factory fire at Derrimut

Fire Rescue Victoria responded to an incident on East Derrimut Crescent at Derrimut after multiple callers to Triple Zero (000) reported a fire inside a factory. The response was escalated.Firefighters arrived on scene to find heavy smoke issuing from a factory, around 30m by 50m, with a fire at the western end of the building.Firefighters…