Australia's southeast on Saturday sweltered in a heat wave that raised the risk of bushfires and led authorities to issue fire bans for large parts of Victoria state.

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Much of southern Australia is sweltering through a three-day "sticky" heatwave with increasing fire danger risks amid blazes ...

The heat will peak on Sunday before a cool change extends from the west and eases heatwave conditions on Monday. Locations likely to be impacted include the Melbourne Metropolitan area, Ballarat, Moe, ...

A total fire ban has been declared for parts of the state as fierce temperatures are forecast for the first weekend of 2025.

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For information on Total Fire Bans and how to prepare for fires, visit the CFS web page at www.cfs.sa.gov.au or call the CFS Bushfire Information Hotline on 1800 362 361 Note: On occasion Fire Danger ...

For more information about bushfires visit the NSW Rural Fire Service at http://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au NSW Fire Weather Districts differ from Weather Forecast Districts ...