Source: Bureau of Meteorology

Issued at 4:10 pm EDT on Tuesday 6 January 2026.

The CFA advises that you:

Action your Bushfire Survival Plan now.
Monitor the fire and weather situation through ABC Local Radio, commercial and designated community radio stations, or Sky News TV, www.emergency.vic.gov.au and www.bom.gov.au.
Call 000 (Triple Zero) in an emergency.
For Wednesday 7 January:
Extreme Fire Danger is forecast for the following fire weather districts:
Central, South West and Wimmera

Weather Situation
Very hot and dry conditions with moderate to fresh north to northwesterly winds ahead of a milder southwest to southerly change developing in the southwest in the early afternoon then extending across western and central districts in the late afternoon and evening.

For information on preparing for bushfires go to www.cfa.vic.gov.au.

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