Overview
- An immediate leave notice remains in place for Natte Yallock and nearby communities as a grassfire on the Sunraysia Highway moves toward Moyreisk.
- The Sunraysia Highway is closed to the public but remains open for people evacuating from the warning area.
- At least 16 crews are fighting the highway grassfire while CFA and Forest Fire Management Victoria conduct backburning to reduce fuel.
- CFA incident controller Aaron Kennedy said overnight backburning was effective, yet unburned vegetation still poses a serious risk if winds change.
- Separately, a blaze in Mt Lawson State Park near Walwa has burned about 1,200 hectares, with urgent evacuation advice for Bungil, Granya and Thologolong, and authorities report one destroyed caravan but no injuries.