Cool change slows 360km-perimeter Grampians bushfire in Victoria as extreme fire danger keeps NSW on alert

Victoria fires: the Grampians blaze was significant and was likely to burn for weeks even with 600 personnel on the ground fighting it, officials said. Photograph: James Ross/AAP

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 was due to continue in the already-scorched region even after hot, dry and windy conditions that fanned out-of-control blazes moved north.