Residents in Perth’s north have been told it is “too late to leave” and urged to seek shelter immediately as a life-threatening bushfire rages on. Western Australia’s Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES) has warned people parts of in Banksia Grove, Jandabup, Mariginiup, Melaleuca, Sinagra, Tapping and Wanneroo toContinue Reading

A series of emergency level bushfires that had Western Australian firefighters on edge over the weekend have been downgraded, but the threat of flare-ups is keeping them on their toes. Firefighters in Perth’s southern suburbs, and the Peel Region just south of Perth, were kept busy over Saturday and SundayContinue Reading

A cold front is forecast to ease scorching temperatures as firefighters battle dozens of blazes across NSW and Victoria. Sydney sweltered through its hottest ever start to October on Sunday, with the mercury climbing to 37C, while those in eastern Victoria were on edge with “challenging” conditions in the GippslandContinue Reading