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SWEET TOOTH: From left, Ruby Seers, Noah Seers, Milla Seers, Henry Taylor and Ava Seers sample fairy floss during Horsham churches’ Operation 19:14 event at Sawyer Park, Horsham. The familyfriendly event was scheduled on a Friday evening for the first time, with a new format including a colour run, train rides, food and other activities. Organisers ensured the event was free of cost to attract as many Wimmera families as possible and promote a vision of inclusion. Picture: PAUL CARRACHER
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BY LAUREN HENRY
oday’s catastrophic fire danger rating in the Wimmera has an already fire-affected region on high alert.
An extreme fire danger rating has been forecast for the Mallee, Central, North Central, Northern Country, and South West districts, with a total fire ban declared for all six districts. It is the second time in a fortnight a catastrophic warning has been issued for the Wimmera. Temperatures are forecast in the mid 40s in north-west Victoria and high 30s across the Wimmera, with winds ranging from 30 to 40 kilometres an hour, gusting at 60 to 80 kmh, while a wind change and dry lightning are
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also expected. The Ararat municipality has been hit twice in 10 days by major bushfires. A relief centre remains open at Ararat’s Alexandra Oval. The Bayindeen-Rocky Road bushfire, south-east of Ararat, is not yet under control and has burnt more than 21,000 hectares in size with a perimeter of 173 kilometres. The fire, which started on Thursday, has claimed six houses and 10 outbuildings, with various warnings issued for areas including Bayindeen, Mount Cole, Glenlogie, Eversley, Elmhurst, and to Beaufort in the south. Emergency services personnel, as well as heavy plant machinery and aircraft were used to fight the fire and burn out areas on Monday and
Tuesday ahead of today’s predicted extreme fire danger rating. The Mt Stapylton fire at Dadswells Bridge and Bellfield fire at Pomonal are both under control, but fire crews remain in those areas monitoring conditions. At a press conference at the State Control Centre yesterday, Premier Jacinta Allan said arrangements were being made at health organisations, particularly those with aged-care facilities, and nearly 100 schools and early education centres would close today. “People who live in these high firerisk areas need to think about having their fire plan in place and activating that plan, particularly if emergency services tell you to leave or give a
particular message, please follow that message and heed that warning,” she said. Emergency Services Commissioner Rick Nugent said today posed a significant and challenging fire weather day for emergency services across Victoria. “Fire, if gets going, will spread quickly and can be extremely dangerous. It’s the worst possible fire conditions we can have across this part of the state,” he said. An incident management team from New South Wales will be based at Halls Gap, with additional fire fighters from NSW and other areas of Victoria to be based at Ballarat and Ballan, as well as 66 aerial assets on hand. Continued page 5
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