Vic bushfires: what we know so far

WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT JAMIESON TRACK BUSHFIRE:

- Four towns evacuated: Separation Creek, Wye River, Kennett River, Grey River

- Town of Lorne was advised to evacuate, but people were told they could go back about 9am on Saturday

- 116 houses lost in Separation Creek (18) and Wye River (98)

- Total of 334 homes in those areas, 80 primary residences, the rest holiday homes

- Residents are sheltering in Apollo Bay Leisure Centre or Torquay Relief Centre, and in Geelong

- About 2200 hectares burnt through

- Blaze stopped just 500m short of Kennett River

- Rain soaked the fire area overnight

- 500 firefighters, 29 tankers and 13 aircraft battling the blaze

- Fire triggered by lightning in an area of tough terrain that hadn't been burnt in decades

- Jamieson Track fire expected to burn for couple of months

- No injuries or fatalities reported

- Affected people offered relief grants up to $1300 per household, grants up to $32,000 for repairs to primary residences

- Road to Lorne open, closed to the south

- Also significant Wye River fires in 1939 and 1962, when fire moved into the town