Residents are rejoicing as rain clouds rather than smoke cover the national park mountains and the fire is declared contained after burning out of control for 21 days.

Rain and a cool change has helped firefighters contain a large blaze that has been burning since mid-December.

Hot, sticky conditions in central and southeast parts of the country are expected to endure through the weekend.

In the same week that the bushfire in the Grampians began, the Albanese Labor government announced four coal mine expansions.

Evacuees from communities in Victoria's Grampians are waiting to learn whether homes have been impacted by a bushfire which ...

A bushfire raging for 21 days is finally contained, thanks to a cool change and rain bringing welcome relief for emergency crews.

At least three homes and nearly a dozen outbuildings have been destroyed by bushfire in Victoria as firefighters take advantage of more settled conditions to try to contain the blaze. Huge ...

Authorities have growing concerns a large bushfire burning in the Grampians could spread rapidly on Boxing Day, fanned by ...

Australia's southeast on Saturday sweltered in a heat wave that raised the risk of bushfires and led authorities to issue ...

Amid a sweltering weekend heatwave, hundreds of Victorian firefighters continued to battle out-of-control bushfires across the state’s west while lifesavers conducted more than 140 rescues.

A number of emergency evacuation orders have been downgraded after a cool change swept through western Victoria overnight.

A scorching heatwave gripped southeastern Australia on Saturday, intensifying bushfire risks and prompting authorities to ...