What you need to know about Vic bushfires

VICTORIAN BUSHFIRES KEY POINTS:

* Ten emergency warnings were active in East Gippsland as of 5pm on Monday.

* One emergency warning was active in Walwa, next to Victoria's north-east border.

* One other emergency warning was active in Melbourne's northern suburb of Bundoora and residents have been told It is too late to leave.

* More than 10 fires are burning in East Gippsland, including three that have been going for more than a month

* A weather front was moving through Victoria late on Monday afternoon, bringing strong winds and possible thunderstorms

* A wind change is expected to reach East Gippsland early Tuesday morning

* 17 fires in Victoria started overnight due to dry lightning

* A fire sparked by dry lightning between Cann River and Mallacoota travelled 24km in six hours overnight, created a 14km high plume and its own dry lightning

*The Ensay-Barmouth Spur fire had been two blazes before joining, burning about 100,000 hectares

* Hot, dry and windy conditions across Victoria sent temperature soaring across most parts of the state

* The Princes Highway is closed between Cann River and Genoa

* The Great Alpine Road between Bruthen and Ensay could be shut for up to a fortnight

* People can register that they are not in danger at register.redcross.org.au

* Fire updates can be found on the VicEmergency app, emergency.vic.gov.au, on emergency broadcasters or the hotline on 1800 226 226 and social media

* Relief centres have been set up in Bairnsdale, Sale, Cann River, Orbost, Omeo, Lakes Entrances, and across the NSW-border in Delegate

Sources: State Control Centre, BoM, VicEmergency website, state government