Overview
- Authorities report 11 major fires still burning, with Longwood the largest at roughly 137,000–144,000 hectares and Walwa exceeding 102,000 hectares.
- More than 700 structures are destroyed or significantly damaged, including 228 homes, with 143 homes lost at Longwood, 54 at Ravenswood–Harcourt, and nine at Walwa.
- The fire footprint has grown to about 404,000 hectares statewide, according to the State Control Centre.
- The Victorian government announced new supports including grants of up to $75,000 for primary producers, $16 million for extended power-outage relief, funding for recovery hubs and councils, and earlier commitments for uninsured clean-up and emergency payments.
- Health and safety alerts remain in effect with extremely poor air quality in the North East and a do-not-drink advisory for Harcourt, while one death has been confirmed and investigators are probing a suspected trailer-spark ignition near Alexandra with arson not ruled out.