Firefighters were battling around 30 active blazes across the state on Friday, with Victoria under the highest possible fire danger rating

Melbourne mercury expected to hit 43C with higher temperatures inland and a total fire ban in place for all Victoria

Firefighters were battling around 30 active blazes across the state on Friday, with Victoria under the highest possible fire danger rating

Aerial footage shows the extent of damage caused by “catastrophic” bushfires in Australia’s Victoria state, which has forced communities to evacuate and hundreds of schools to…

Fifteen emergency warnings remain in place across Victoria, with state premier warning: ‘We are not through the worst of this by a long way’

A state of emergency has been declared in Victoria as thousands of firefighters battle the blaze.

That fire, one of the largest burning on Sunday, has already destroyed properties, vineyards and agricultural land