'Uncharted Waters': Warnings as Bushfire Prompts 1100 Evacuations

More than 1100 properties evacuated near Otways fire

Residents near an out-of-control bushfire in the Victorian Otways have been told to get out before sunset as the state braces for potentially record-breaking heat.

'Uncharted waters': Warnings as bushfire prompts 1100 evacuations

Parts of Victoria will push 50 degrees today as a days-long heatwave peaks.

More than 1,100 properties told to evacuate near Vic Otways fire

Residents from more than 1,100 properties near Victoria's Otways bushfire have been asked to evacuate before sunset ahead of extreme fire conditions on Tuesday.

Over 1,000 Homes Evacuated as Otways Fire Poses Threat to Lorne and Surrounding Towns - Internewscast Journal

Urgent evacuation urged for residents near Gellibrand fire in Victoria ahead of extreme fire danger.

Greater than 1000 houses evacuated as Otways fireplace threatens cities so far as Lorne

Residents close to a bushfire raging in Victoria’s south-west are being urged to evacuate instantly forward of utmost fireplace hazard forecast for tomorrow. 4 evacuation orders have been issued round noon for anybody within the path of the Gellibrand fireplace within the Otways, which has been burning since January 10. Scorching circumstances over the weekend induced the hearth to just about double in measurement and break containment traces…

Otways fire grows as conditions shift

The Carlisle River fire expanded overnight and is now one kilometre from Gellibrand, with authorities warning the threat has shifted north.