Halls Gap residents and businesses are grappling with shock rises in insurance premiums of up to 500 per cent while dealing with the fallout of bushfires.
Power restored to more Victorian homes but thousands remain without electricity
AusNet says power was restored to another 7,000 homes affected by Tuesday's electricity outage, but 15,000 properties in the Gippsland area remain cut off and some may not be back on the network for several days.
Photo shows Twisted metal transmission towers under a grey sky.Her predecessor had a jacket to signal disaster mode — this week Jacinta Allan had her first test
A maelstrom of bushfires, extreme winds and historically large blackouts has presented Jacinta Allan with her first real test as a premier in disaster mode.
Photo shows A composite image of Daniel Andrews and Jacinta Allan.With 44 homes destroyed by fire, Pomonal's residents are now struggling to find somewhere to rent
This regional Victorian town already has a housing shortage, but with more than 40 homes destroyed by bushfires this week, local real estate agents are working together to try and find rentals for those who lost everything.
Photo shows Photos of bush fire damaged homeProperty losses rise in Victorian bushfires
More than 60 buildings have been destroyed in Victoria’s twin disasters, and that number may rise further as assessments continue into the weekend.
Has Video Duration: 2 minutes 19 seconds.Raw emotions in Pomonal as residents return
In the Victoria’s west, the small town Pomonal has re-opened to residents where - as they return - some are seeing for the first time the destruction that's been wrought on homes and businesses.
Has Video Duration: 2 minutes 38 seconds.At least 60 properties lost to Victorian storms and fires, 33,000 still without power
Victoria's destructive storms and bushfires have claimed at least 60 properties, as tens of thousands of customers wait for power to be restored.
Photo shows Damon Hendricksen wears a black tshirt and shorts and stands among the burnt debris of his blackened brick home.Grampians community loses 25 houses in fire grounds
The Victorian Premier toured the fire grounds in the Grampians today, where 25 houses have been lost to fire - authorities say while the threat of fire has eased the fire season isn't over.
Has Video Duration: 2 minutes 5 seconds.Social media footage of fires in Pomonal
Users of social media sites have shared footage of fires in the Victorian town of Pomonal.
Has Video Duration: 43 seconds.Pomonal bushfire sweeps town
A Pomonal resident has captured the terrifying moment fire swept through the small town, and the aftermath, in Victoria's west on February 13, 2024.
Has Video Duration: 1 minute 35 seconds.The moment of fight or flight for Victorian residents caught in bushfire terror at Pomonal
Residents of the Grampians in western Victoria tell how they had to make split-second decisions as fire raced towards them.
Photo shows Orange flames as a fire burns through a field of trees.Premier Jacinta Allan visits bushfires affected communities as residents prepare to return home
Multiple homes have been destroyed by fires in Victoria's west, as tens of thousands of homes and businesses wait to be reconnected to power following Tuesday's deadly storms.
Photo shows Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan standing on a burnt out field with firefighter.Homes destroyed and firefighters injured in out-of-control bushfire | ABC News
Homes have been destroyed by fire on the edge of the Grampians National Park and firefighters have been injured in a blaze that's burned out of control in hot and windy conditions.
Residents in Pomonal have started the grim task of seeing what's left.Has Video Duration: 3 minutes 31 seconds.Pomonal bar owner hails work from emergency services
Colin Macaffer says both the firefighting effort and communications from authorities has been exceptional.
Has Video Duration: 4 minutes 59 seconds.Fears dozens of homes lost in Victorian bushfire, 135,000 still without power — as it happened
Hundreds of thousands of Victorians remain without power in the wake of deadly storms and destructive bushfires which swept the state on Tuesday.
Photo shows An aerial photo of bushfire destruction at Pomonal.Fears dozens of homes lost in Victorian bushfire, 135,000 still without power
As residents in Victoria's west begin to grasp the damage wrought by bushfires around the Grampians, thousands of Victorians are still waiting for power to be reconnected following Tuesday's deadly storms.
Photo shows An aerial photo of bushfire destruction at Pomonal.Minor injuries for firefighters battling Victoria bushfires
The CFA officers were caught between asset protection in the town of Pomonal and the fire front.
Has Video Duration: 6 minutes 33 seconds.Victorian bushfires threaten Grampians communities
Firefighters are battling several blazes in the state's Wimmera region, where a "catastrophic" fire danger warning is in place.
Has Video Duration: 1 minute 53 seconds.Hundreds of Victorian renewable energy projects in limbo after program funding ceases
A decision to cease funding for a successful statewide community renewable energy program is leaving hundreds of projects important to Victoria's de-carbonisation targets in limbo.
Photo shows solar panels under partly cloudy skySmall towns go it alone to solve energy crisis
Power outages, blackout fears, climate change, and rising costs see residents to band together in search of energy solutions that work for their community.
Photo shows Sunflowers in front of a rooftop with solar panels.Grampians Peaks Trail
The Grampians Peaks Trail is being described as world-class, with 97 kilometres of new track. SUPPLIED: Parks Victoria.