{"id":444498,"date":"2026-01-29T05:48:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T05:48:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/444498\/"},"modified":"2026-01-29T05:48:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T05:48:10","slug":"thousands-turn-out-in-melbourne-for-former-liberal-mp-katie-allens-funeral-secret-meeting-between-hastie-taylor-and-liberal-colleagues-to-topple-ley-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/444498\/","title":{"rendered":"Thousands turn out in Melbourne for former Liberal MP Katie Allen\u2019s funeral; Secret meeting between Hastie, Taylor and Liberal colleagues to topple Ley"},"content":{"rendered":"

Checking in on the bushfires in Victoria, and the local mayor of Colac-Otway Shire has just been on the ABC sharing what he knows about the damage done to the town of Gellibrand in the Carlisle River fire.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe reports I\u2019ve been briefed on is that there are potentially eight residential homes [burned] and the other structures are sheds and some of Barwon Water\u2019s assets,\u201d said Jason Schram.<\/p>\n

\"TheThe aftermath of the Carlisle River bushfire in Gellibrand.The Age<\/p>\n

Earlier today we reported that the water treatment plant in Gellibrand was burned in the fire, forcing residents to wait for water to be carted in for non-drinking activities like showering and flushing toilets.<\/p>\n

We also know that 16 structures have been damaged in the fires all together. The last update before this one was that three homes had been destroyed.<\/p>\n

Residents of Gellibrand, Barongarook, Carlisle River, Charleys Creek, Kawarren, Lovat and Wimba were told it is still not safe return, with trees and debris blocking roads and creating hazards.<\/p>\n

\"PremierPremier Jacinta Allan.Wayne Taylor<\/p>\n

While milder weather is helping firefighters gain the upper hand, Premier Jacinta Allan warned extreme heat was forecast to linger in northern parts of Victoria through to Saturday.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis summer is far from over,\u201d Allan told reporters on Thursday.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have many, many weeks of summer ahead of us.\u201d<\/p>\n

Crews continue to work around the region identifying areas where control lines can be put in during favourable weather conditions.<\/p>\n

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Forest Fire Management Victoria chief fire officer Chris Hardman said the risk of a flare-up on fire grounds remains.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is still a chance that this fire could run again within the next two or three weeks because of the nature of the season,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s so dry, you know. If we get some really good rainfall, that will be incredibly helpful, and that will build our confidence.\u201d<\/p>\n

Six major fires continue to burn across the state, including other out of control blazes at Walwa in Victoria\u2019s north and Dargo in Gippsland.<\/p>\n

Coastal areas of the state were experiencing cooler conditions on Thursday, with temperatures hovering in the low to mid 20s.<\/p>\n

But there was no respite for inland areas as Albury (41 degrees), Swan Hill (43) and Mildura (45) head for highs in the 40s.<\/p>\n

With AAP<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Checking in on the bushfires in Victoria, and the local mayor of Colac-Otway Shire has just been on…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":444499,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[43,44,41,39,42,40],"class_list":["post-444498","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-headlines","tag-headlines","tag-news","tag-top-news","tag-top-stories","tag-topnews","tag-topstories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/444498","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=444498"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/444498\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/444499"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=444498"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=444498"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=444498"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}