Australia's southeast on Saturday sweltered in a heat wave that raised the risk of bushfires and led authorities to issue fire bans for large parts of Victoria state.

Authorities have declared a total fire ban for parts of western Victoria near where an out-of-control bushfire continues to ...

A high fire-danger rating covers most of the state, except for the Wimmera, where the risk is extreme and the weeks-long ...

The heat will peak on Sunday before a cool change extends from the west and eases heatwave conditions on Monday. Locations likely to be impacted include the Melbourne Metropolitan area, Ballarat, Moe, ...

Sightings of Victoria's most endangered mammal have sparked hope as communities remain on watch for the devastating Grampians ...

Parts of the country’s southeast are set to be hit by “severe heatwave conditions” heading into the weekend, with some areas tipped to clock temperatures upwards of 40C.