A day of record-breaking heat looms for Victoria, with temperatures forecast to hit 49C in the Mallee and Melbourne facing its hottest day since Black Saturday 2009. It was 26.1C as the sun rose on Tuesday over the small Victorian town of Ouyen, the Mallee town of 1,170 people whose forecast high of 49C would […]
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Australia news live: Adelaide passes 40C as heatwave sweeps into Victoria; barred Jewish influencer says visa cancellation an act of ‘tyranny’ | Australia news
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Victorian energy company urges customers to prepare for high temperatures and fire conditions Powercor, which supplies energy to around 1.2m homes and businesses in Victoria, is urging customers to prepare for the extreme heat and fire conditions today. The company said […]
Severe heatwave envelops South Australia as Victoria braces for record-breaking weather and fire threats | Australia weather
South Australia faced another day of searing heat on Monday, as Victorians prepared for conditions forecast to be the hottest in history and more than 1100 residents told to get ready to evacuate ahead of extreme fire danger. Tuesday could see heat records broken throughout eastern South Australia and Victoria, with maximums expected to be […]
Australia news live: NSW announces new powers to shut down illegal hate preaching venues; 300 buildings lost in Victoria fires | Australia news
NSW government announces new powers to crack down on illegal hate preaching venues The Minns government said this morning it will give councils new powers to crack down on illegal hate preaching venues, including allowing utilities to be cut off if operators ignore planning laws and cease-use notices. The government said in a statement the […]
More than 100 buildings destroyed and 300,000 hectares burned as Victoria’s bushfires rage | Victoria
At least 119 structures are believed to have been destroyed in bushfires across Victoria and more than 300,000 hectares of bushland burned as the state continues to battle blazes that may rage for “weeks”. Emergency management commissioner, Tim Wiebusch, told the media on Saturday that about 50 homes had been lost in the Ravenswood and […]
Australia news live: Victoria to close public land and campgrounds as state prepares for worst fire risk in six years | Australia news
‘It is not safe to be in bushland areas’: campers told to leave many popular areas in Victoria Chris Hardman, the chief fire officer of Fire Forest Management Victoria, said it is unsafe to be in bushland areas anywhere in Victoria over the coming days, saying public lands in many popular areas are now closed […]
Victoria police name man they want to interview in relation to ‘Happy Chanukah’ car fire in St Kilda | Victoria
Victoria police have named a man they want to interview in relation to a suspected arson attack on a car sporting a “Happy Chanukah” sign in Melbourne on Christmas Day. Police said emergency services were called to a vehicle displaying a mobile billboard that had been set alight in the driveway of a property in […]
Victoria to get first publicly owned windfarm with 33-turbine Latrobe valley project | Victoria
Victoria will have its first publicly owned windfarm after the government’s electricity commission spent $650m on a 33-turbine project in the Latrobe valley. Construction of the Delburn windfarm is due to start in early 2026 and climate advocates said the purchase of the project by the State Electricity Commission marked a key turning point for […]
Bondi beach shooting live: Victoria announces $2m package to protect Jewish community and combat radicalisation; new record for blood donation | Australia news
Allan announces $2m community safety package Benita Kolovos The Victorian premier, Jacinta Allan, is holding a press conference at the Beth Weizmann Jewish Community Centre in Caulfield to announce a $2m community safety package. The package includes: $900m for the Community Safety Group to deploy further security measures at community events, holiday programs and Jewish […]
Climate protesters win groundbreaking class action against Victoria police over use of pepper spray | Australian police and policing
Climate protesters have won a class action against Victoria police over the use of capsicum spray during an anti-mining demonstration in Melbourne. The first class action against Victoria police in relation to alleged excessive use of oleoresin capsicum (OC) spray was heard in the state’s supreme court earlier this year, and a decision was handed […]