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Police angry about weekend road toll
Victoria police have expressed dismay at what has been the worse weekend on state's road in 18 months.[MORE]
Eleven killed in deadly weekend on Vic roads
Victoria's school holidays have ended with a horror weekend with ten people killed on the state's roads.[MORE]
Vic firefighters welcome calmer conditions
The Victorian bushfires are being closely monitored as many of the firefighters make their way home for Christmas.[MORE]
Residents on alert as blazes near Vic towns
Residents in Victoria's north-east and Gippsland are on high alert as bushfires close in on towns.[MORE]
Wind could cause problems for firefighters
Firefighters in Victoria are confident that fire breaks built around the Mt Buller ski resort will prevent bushfires from threatening major assets.[MORE]
Vic ski resorts on high fire alert
Firefighters are working to secure Victoria's three main ski resorts with bushfire activity expected to increase later today.[MORE]
Firefighters race clock to contain Vic blazes
Firefighters will use the next 24 hours to strengthen fire breaks around several townships in Victoria's high country, ahead of hot, windy conditions expected tomorrow.[MORE]
Crews strengthen containment lines around merged fires
Firefighters are strengthening containment lines in Victoria's north-east and Gippsland where numerous bushfires have merged.[MORE]
Bracks announces bushfire emergency grants
Victorian Premier Steve Bracks has announced emergency grants for people who have lost their homes in the bushfires.[MORE]
Vic fire crews brace for extreme conditions
Victorian firefighters are preparing for the return of extreme fire weather tomorrow, as 17 bushfires burn out of control across Victoria.[MORE]
Vic fires threaten farming community
A tiny farming community in Victoria's east remains under direct threat as 17 bushfires burn out of control across the state.[MORE]
Fires burn within kilometres of homes
Residents of Glencairn, north of Licola in Victoria's east, remain on high alert as fires burn within three kilometres of homes.[MORE]
PM tells crews to prepare for long, hot summer
Prime Minister John Howard has met firefighters and residents this morning in north-east Victoria.[MORE]
Victorian fire emergency expected to flare-up
A smoke haze is blanketing Melbourne this morning as fires to continue to burn out of control in Victoria's east.[MORE]
US firefighters on stand-by for Vic battle
Fire authorities are considering bringing in firefighters from the United States to help control blazes burning in Victoria's high country.[MORE]
Fire crews build control lines as weather threatens
The threat of hot winds and soaring temperatures on Thursday is prompting Victorian firefighters to work quickly to build control lines on the southern edges of large fires burning in the state's high country.[MORE]
No rest for residents as Victorian fires rage
Land owners on the perimeter of major bushfires in Victoria's high country are preparing for another busy night protecting their homes.[MORE]
Fires ravage popular ski lodge
Bushfires raging in north-east Victoria have claimed a well-known ski lodge at Mount Buffalo.[MORE]
Army bulldozers to build fire breaks around dam
In Victoria, five army bulldozers are travelling to Erica in Gippsland in an attempt to protect Melbourne's water supply.[MORE]
Strong winds bring fire threat to Vic towns
Several towns are now under direct threat of fires burning out of control in Gippsland and north-east Victoria.[MORE]
Vic townships warned of embers, spot fires
Extreme heat and strong winds have increased the intensity of bushfires raging across north east Victoria and Gippsland.[MORE]
Crews battle increasing heat, winds in Vic
Firefighters are monitoring increasing winds as they continue to fight large blazes in Victoria's north-east and Gippsland.[MORE]
Spot fires, embers cause concern across Vic
Spot fires have begun breaking out as firefighters and residents battle bushfires in Victoria's north and east.[MORE]
Vic residents warned of massive bushfire front
Authorities are warning that a massive fire front may threaten a number of Victorian communities this weekend.[MORE]
