‘It is ready to burn’: Extreme fire danger forecast for Victoria on Boxing Day
High temperatures and strong winds could turn three major bushfires into fast-moving infernos that threaten homes and lives, authorities have warned.
- by Lachlan Abbott
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Bushfires
Halls Gap evacuated as authorities warn Grampians fire will burn for weeks
An emergency warning to evacuate immediately was also issued for a small town in the Macedon Ranges on Saturday, but was later downgraded.
- by Lachlan Abbott and Ashleigh McMillan
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Bushfires
Smoke clears over Melbourne as regional fires threaten homes
A blaze in the Grampians – which first threatened the hamlet of Mirranatwa on Wednesday – flared up again on Friday.
- by Lachlan Abbott and Ashleigh McMillan
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Crime
Man charged with murder after fatal double shooting in Rye
Jack Gilmour and Charlyze Hayter were found with fatal gunshot wounds after a fight broke out in a home on the Mornington Peninsula on December 2.
- by Angus Delaney and Lachlan Abbott
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Protests
Police probe antisemitic sign on steps of Victorian parliament
Victoria Police said officers were called to reports about 20 protesters were displaying a large banner near Parliament House about 6.55pm.
- by Lachlan Abbott
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Vale
‘The pen has run dry’: Acclaimed cartoonist Michael Leunig dies
Leunig’s death was announced on social media late on Thursday. He was 79.
- by Lachlan Abbott
‘Stressful time’: Raygun responds to criticism for demanding $10k in legal fees
The Olympian said the ordeal had been “tough” for herself and Stephanie Broadbridge and stressed it was not her intention to cause harm.
- by Nick Galvin and Lachlan Abbott
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Acclaimed Australian author John Marsden dies aged 74
The bestselling author’s 1993 novel Tomorrow, When the War Began was a major hit that was adapted into a film and TV series.
- by Lachlan Abbott and Debbie Cuthbertson
Grampians bushfire triggers warning to evacuate homes and campgrounds
Campgrounds have been evacuated in the Grampians as an out-of-control bushfire damages private property.
- by Lachlan Abbott
Warm, sunny weather forecast for Christmas Day ‘pearler’
The weather in Melbourne is expected to be close to perfect, with sunny skies predicted across the state.
- by Lachlan Abbott
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Weather
Out-of-control bushfire near Ballarat is downgraded after mercury cools from 40-degree peak
Residents of Clarkes Hill, Wattle Flat and Dean were told shortly before 7pm to leave immediately, after a bushfire started near Creswick, but that advice has since been downgraded.
- by Angus Delaney and Lachlan Abbott
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