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    NORTH-EAST: 2.40pm update

    Friday, January 9, 2026

    People need to take shelter immediately at Cathkin, Caveat, Ghin Ghin, Highlands, Kanumbra, Killingworth, Koriella, Molesworth, Whanregarwen and Yarck. The out-of control bushfire is travelling in a south-easterly direction towards Eildon.“This fire is threatening homes and lives. It is too late to leave the area safely so you must take shelter now,” said a Vic…

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    NORTH-EAST: 2pm update – 3 missing, fire threatens Alex.

    Three people – two adults and a child – are missing in the Longwood fires. The fire is moving south-east towards Lake Eildon. At 2pm, fire was reported to be fast approaching the Alexandra area, where residents have been asked to not use mains water, as pressure is needed for fire fighting. Authorities advised that…

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    NORTH-EAST: GV Hwy cut at Yea, roads shut at Yarck

    The Goulburn Valley Hwy has been closed at the eastern end of the Yea towship, with only emergency traffic permissable on the road to Merton. The Maroondah Hwy Link from Koriella, near Alexandra, to Yarck, has also been closed. Old Yarck Rd is closed between Burgess Rd to Yarck Rd. The Hume Hwy is shut…

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    Emergency Services

    NORTH-EAST: 10 properties destroyed at Ruffy

    Ruffy CFA captain George Noye says about 10 properties have been destroyed and a member of his crew is in hospital with third-degree burns to his hands, according to an ABC report. “Some properties have lost everything,” he says. “They’ve lost their livelihoods, they’ve lost their shearing sheds, livestock, just absolutely devastating. “But thankfully, at the moment, no lives…

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    Emergency Services

    NORTH-EAST: ‘Too late to leave’

    A ‘Take Shelter’ Emergency Warning was issued at 9.09pm Thursday (Jan. 8) for Caveat, Creightons Creek, Dropmore, Euroa, Gobur, Gooram, Highlands, Kanumbra, Merton, Ruffy, Terip Terip. “This fire is threatening homes and lives,” said a Vic Emergency representative. “It is too late to leave the area safely so you must take shelter now.”

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    Weather

    WEATHER: Damaging wind gusts forecast

    Damaging wind gusts developing across large parts of Victoria on Friday. Weather Situation: Gusty northwesterly winds are expected to develop from Friday morning, mainly about the ranges, while a cool change moving through the state will produce broadscale thunderstorm activity increasing the risk for damaging wind gusts across the state during the afternoon and early…

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    Emergency Services

    NORTH-EAST: Alexandra, Yea – prepare to leave

    ALEXANDRA, YEA – PREPARE TO LEAVE Prepare to Leave – A Watch and Act message was issued at 6.49pm Thursday (Jan. 8) for Acheron, Alexandra, Burnt Bridge, Cathkin, Eildon, Ghin Ghin, Jamieson, Kevington, Killingworth, Koriella, Lake Eildon, Limestone, Molesworth, Murrindindi, Rubicon, Taggerty, Thornton, Torbreck Station, Whanregarwen, Yea. “It is strongly recommended you Prepare to Leave,”…

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    NORTH-EAST: 1pm Thu. warning to ‘leave immediately’

    A warning to ‘leave immediately’ was extended just before 1pm to areas around Yea including Cathkin, Ghin Ghin, Gobur, Highlands, Trawool, Whiteheads Creek and Yarck. This is in addition to a similar emergency warning for people at Caveat, Dropmore, Ruffy and Terip Terip. The Longwood fire is not under control. At 12.35pm, a ‘Leave Immediately’…

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