Divine Angel said:

buffy said:

And we’ve had our first b-b-b-bip! for the day (the sound Mr buffy’s phone makes from VicEmergency.) It’s a long way from us, a little north of Dunkeld. It’s not particularly windy yet, so if the locals can stamp on that quickly it will be fine. Not far from the most southern part of the Grampians that burnt last year.

I just saw in JustIn that all caravan parks, beaches and parks are closed along the Great Ocean Road. I didn’t know that was part of the “catastrophic” level things.

🔥 Bushfire ‼️ Emergency Warning – Longwood
UPDATED ⏰7am Friday.

🔴 EMERGENCY WARNING – Take Shelter Now
📍Caveat, Creightons Creek, Dropmore, Gobur, Gooram, Highlands, Kanumbra, Kelvin View, Locksley, Longwood, Longwood East, Ruffy, Strathbogie, Tarcombe, Terip Terip, Upton Hill.
⚬ The bushfire is travelling in a south-easterly direction but conditions are dynamic.
⚬ The fire is threatening lives and homes
⚬ It is too late to leave the area safely so you must take shelter now.
🔴 EMERGENCY WARNING – Leave Immediately
📍Cathkin, Caveat, Ghin Ghin, Highlands, Kanumbra, Killingworth, Koriella, Limestone, Molesworth, Whanregarwen, Yarck.
⚬ Leaving immediately is the safest option
🔴 EMERGENCY WARNING – Leave Immediately
📍Ancona, Fawcett, Gooram, Merton, Strathbogie, Strathbogie South, Woodfield.
⚬ Leaving immediately is the safest option
🔶 Watch & Act – Prepare to Leave
📍Creighton, Creightons Creek, Euroa, Kithbrook, Locksley, Longwood, Longwood East, Pranjip, Sheans Creek.
🔶 Watch & Act – Leave Now
📍 Barjarg, Bonnie Doon, Creek Junction, Dry Creek, Maindample, Mansfield, Tallangallook, Too-rour.
🔶 Watch & Act – Prepare to Leave
📍 Alexandra, Devils River, Fawcett, Lake Eildon, Maintongoon.
🔶 Watch & Act – Prepare to Leave
📍Acheron, Limestone, Taggerty, Whanregarwen, Yea
📻️ Listen to ABC Melbourne 774AM, or on ABC listen: abc.net.au/listen/live/melbourne
ℹ️ ABC Emergency: ab.co/ABC_VIC Emergency VIC Map: emergency.vic.gov.au

Serious stuff. Hope nobody gets hurt.