Forest Fire Management Victoria (FFMVic) and Country Fire Authority (CFA) advise that the Wesburn – Britannia Creek Burn Heap planned burn, located at 3.3km south east of Yarra Junction is now in progress.
Planned burning crews are currently lighting this burn – flames and smoke may be visible.
Crews are patrolling the burn as it spreads inside the control lines.
The burn may produce embers that cause short distance spotting and crews are checking for these.
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Award winning, Healesville based cartoonist Danny Zemp makes light of the wildly fluctuating temperatures in the past week.
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