This inferno is tearing through a region that only days earlier had been hit by destructive flash flooding, underscoring the “whiplash” character of climate-driven extremes now confronting Victoria.

A bushfire threatens communities in south-western Victoria after it escapes control lines on Saturday afternoon, as a heatwave continues to scorch the state.

Out-of-control bushfires are burning in parts of Victoria as the state faces its worst fire threat since the Black Summer blazes of 2019 and 2020.

After a choking smoke haze from the Otways blanketed Melbourne and Geelong, temperatures in parts of the state could nudge ...

The Mallee town of Walpeup has just broken the all-time temperature record for the state, hitting 48.9 degrees at 3.36pm. The previous record for Victoria’s hottest temperature was 48.8 degrees on ...

Firefighters have been working through the night to contain a major fire in Victoria's Otway Ranges that was "running hard ...

The last time Victoria experienced such a prolonged heatwave was 2009, when Black Saturday saw the Mallee record 12 days above 40 degrees. Follow our rolling coverage.

Two destructive megafires within six years has increased scrutiny of the Victorian government’s “residual risk” approach to ...

The sprawling paddocks of Mack Stagg's East Gippsland property have looked lush and green over the past three months. But the colours can turn quickly — and when ...