Victorian bushfire warnings

VICTORIAN BUSHFIRE WARNINGS

WHERE

* Benloch, Pastoria East, Pastoria, Nulla Vale, Baynton, Emu Flat

* Fast moving north/north-westerly from Burke & Wills Track and Kitchenhams Road

ROADS TO AVOID

* Fire impacting on or about to impact on Lancefield-Tooborac Road between Burke & Wills Track and Martins Road, across to Ridge Road, Camp Track and Pattons Road areas

* Mission Hill Road & Emu Flat-Baynton Road closed

* Martins Road, Malones Road closed at the Lancefield-Tooborac Road in Nulla Vale

* Burke & Wills Track is closed between Baynton Road and Mission Hill Road

DAMAGE

* One property lost, at least one more house suspected lost, more property losses likely

* 4000 hectares burning

* There is spotting ahead of the main fire

EMERGENCY WARNING

* Benloch, Pastoria East, Pastoria, Nulla Vale, Baynton, Emu Flat, too late to leave

WATCH AND ACT

* Baynton East, Nulla Vale

* Kerrisdale

* Granite, Trawool

* Tallarook

FORECAST

* Mostly sunny. Winds south to southeasterly 20 to 30km/h shifting northeasterly 15 to 20km/h in the morning then becoming light in the early afternoon.

* Overnight temperatures falling to around 5C

* Thursday maximum ranging from low-to-mid 20s.

COMMUNITY MEETING

* Thursday 11am at The Lancefield Mechanics Institute, The Crescent, Lancefield.