More than 228 homes have been confirmed destroyed by bushfires across Victoria, with authorities warning the total is likely to rise.

Returning home after a fire can be overwhelming.

There’s a lot to take in, and safety might not be the first thing on your mind. But it’s important to be aware, If your home or nearby buildings were built before 2003, asbestos may be present. #vicfires #bushfire #ausfires

Smoke from #vicfires and southerly winds are causing poor to very poor air quality across several regions.

Poor:
Wimmera Horsham area, Central Victoria including Melbourne CBD

Very poor:
Mallee Ouyen, Red Cliffs, Mildura, Bendigo, Echuca, Bright, Myrtleford, Beechworth.

We have installed air monitoring stations at Alexandra and Yea.

Residents and surrounds can now access current and forecasted air quality for their area.

Air quality for Yea is currently very poor and Alexandra is extremely poor.

#VicFires #Bushfire #Victoria

Keep yourself safe today

Prepare now for heavy smoke.

Bushfire smoke can travel long distances and affect your health. Even if you're not close to a fire. Here is how you can prepare: 🧵⤵️

#bushfire #vicfires #victoria #fire

It’s extremely hot across Victoria. Parts of the state have a catastrophic fire danger rating. Keep checking VicEmergency and the Country Fire Authority websites as things can change quickly.

Total fire ban tomorrow in these districts:
🚫Mallee
🚫Northern Country
🚫North Central
🚫North East

No fires can be lit, or kept alight, in the open air
from 12:01 AM until 11:59 PM.

It’s a real scorcher out there today.
Please share this if you can. There is a total fire ban in the Central, Wimmera and South West fire districts.

Merry Christmas 🎄
Especially to the people who keep Victoria running. From emergency responders, health workers, waste and recycling crews, cleaners, transport workers, and everyone working behind the scenes while others rest.

Thank you for what you do for Victorians today and everyday.💚

The pollen has got us today. 🤧

On a day like today suck it up! 🧋🥵

So... We just left a to𝐗ic environment.

Why don’t we clear construction waste with matches? The toxic smoke? The fire hazard? The soil contamination? For this developer, the $20,000 in fines may inspire behaviour change: https://bit.ly/48i1fCT

Big win for the local community.

The Supreme Court ordered Veolia to contribute $1 million towards projects that will benefit the community and environment around Hampton Park.

This outcome follows action we took after odour reports from residents near the Hallam Road Landfill.

No this is not an April fools.

We get litter reports about all kinds of things thrown out of cars.

And we get it. You're taking your date out in the new Ford Ranger. But let's extend the protection to our environment too.

Dumping It's a crime.

When a Spring Gully resident dropped a lit cigarette from their Holden on Sternberg Street, Bendigo, they probably didn’t realise they were making a $350 donation to support CFA volunteer firefighters.

Read our media release

#bendigo

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