Temperatures plunged overnight in Victoria’s west as gusty winds swept over blazes that have scorched more than 74,000 hectares of bushland

A cool change has eased conditions for firefighters battling an out-of-control blaze in Victoria’s Grampians following the worst bushfire conditions since 2019’s black summer.

But the threat of bushfires will continue in an already-scorched region even after hot, dry and windy conditions that fanned out-of-control blazes move north.

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