A bushfire is continuing to burn out-of-control, threatening homes in Melbourne's east.Helicopter water bombers are assisting ...

It was a sleepless night for dozens of residents in Melbourne's east who had to evacuate their homes as a bushfire tore ...

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More than 100 firefighters, four helicopter water bombers, and two bulldozers have been dispatched to battle the blaze.

A blaze broke out near the suburbs of Montrose and Kilsyth in Melbourne's outer east after a fire in the area overnight. The ...

A home has been lost and another significantly damaged after a bushfire broke out in Melbourne’s outer east on Saturday night ...

The massive inferno churning on Melbourne’s outskirts is now under control, after one house was lost and 33 hectares burnt at the foot of the Dandenong Ranges ...

One property has been destroyed and another significantly damaged in a bushfire in Melbourne’s east. Sydney has sweated through its warmest March night in 149 years and woken to a day of extreme heat.

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's New South Wales on Sunday sweated in a heat wave that raised the risk of bushfires and prompted authorities to issue a total fire ban for state capital Sydney.

A 65-year-old woman is dead after a single-vehicle crash on Monday, an accident which Melbourne police said appears to be the ...

A bushfire is continuing to burn out-of-control, threatening lives and homes in Melbourne's east. Added 10 hours ago ...