{"id":922932,"date":"2026-10-10T10:34:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-10T10:34:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/922932\/"},"modified":"2026-10-10T10:34:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-10T10:34:11","slug":"bushfire-watch-act-bushfire-monitor-conditions-as-they-are-changing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/922932\/","title":{"rendered":"Bushfire | Watch &#038; Act &#8211; Bushfire &#8211; Monitor Conditions As They Are Changing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This Watch and Act message is being issued for Drummond Point, Gaffneys Creek, Paradise Point, Raspberry Point, View Point . <br \/>* There is a bushfire at Gaffneys Creek that is not yet under control . The situation can change at any time. You must monitor conditions and be ready<br \/>to act. What you should do: <br \/>* Monitor changes to the situation. Increased wind speed, change in wind direction, smoke or poor visibility can indicate the situation is changing. <br \/>* Enact your fire survival plan. <br \/>* If you do not have a plan, decide what you will do if the situation changes. <br \/>* If you have time, check your neighbours to see if they are monitoring conditions. <br \/>* Protect yourself and your family. Leave if the situation changes or you feel unsafe. Remember to: <br \/>* Take your pets, medications, mobile phone and charger. <br \/>* Many people have died trying to leave at the last minute during fires. <br \/>* Travel to the home of family or friends that are away from the warning area. Impacts in your area: <br \/>* Bushfires can spread quickly and are extremely dangerous. This message was issued by Forest Fire Management Victoria .<br \/>The next update is expected by 10\/10\/2026 08:00 pm or as the situation changes.<br \/>Use multiple sources to stay informed: <br \/>*  www.emergency.vic.gov.au  [<a href=\"https:\/\/emergency.vic.gov.au\/respond\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> https:\/\/emergency.vic.gov.au\/respond\/ <\/a>] <br \/>* VicEmergency Hotline [ https:\/\/support.emergency.vic.gov.au\/hc\/en-gb\/articles\/115001055007-What-is-the-VicEmergency-Hotline ] &#8211; freecall 1800 226 226 <br \/>* VicEmergency app [ https:\/\/support.emergency.vic.gov.au\/hc\/en-gb\/articles\/230492607-What-is-the-VicEmergency-app ] <br \/>* Facebook [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/vicemergency\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/vicemergency <\/a>] <br \/>* ABC Local Radio, commercial and designated community radio stations, or News24 TV. Accessibility: The following services can help you, or someone you know, access information<br \/>during an emergency. <br \/>* For information in other languages, call the Translating and Interpreting Service [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tisnational.gov.au\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> https:\/\/www.tisnational.gov.au\/ <\/a>] on 131 450 (freecall) and ask them to call VicEmergency Hotline. <br \/>* If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech\/communication impairment contact National Relay Service [ https:\/\/www.accesshub.gov.au\/about-the-nrs\/nrs-call-numbers-and-links ] for assistance and ask them to call the VicEmergency Hotline.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This Watch and Act message is being issued for Drummond Point, Gaffneys Creek, Paradise Point, Raspberry Point, View&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":922933,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[64,63,128],"class_list":["post-922932","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-science","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-science"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/922932","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=922932"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/922932\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/922933"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=922932"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=922932"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=922932"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}