Overview
- Authorities declared a state of disaster across 18 local government areas and kept a total fire ban in place as evacuations and relief operations continued.
- More than 300,000 hectares have burned and at least 115 to 130 structures are confirmed destroyed, with losses concentrated in Ravenswood–Harcourt, Longwood, Grass Flat, Yarroweyah and Streatham.
- Tens of thousands of customers have lost power and critical infrastructure has been hit, including the Bendigo rail line and local water supplies in parts of Harcourt.
- The largest active fronts include Longwood and Walwa/Mount Lawson, and officials warn several fires will keep burning for days or weeks despite hundreds of firefighters on the ground.
- A firefighter was hospitalised with third-degree burns and the Australian Defence Force has been requested to provide accommodation support for crews.