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- Victoria floods
Flood warnings downgraded in state’s north after drenching
Mildura in Victoria’s north recorded almost half its usual annual rainfall total since Saturday.
- Cassandra Morgan and Gemma Grant
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Parts of Victoria on flood watch as heavy rain set to continue
Victoria’s wild and wet end to summer is forecast to continue into March, with two more downpours expected before Tuesday.
- Alexander Darling
Victoria weather as it happened: Delays at Melbourne airport after deluge, widespread power outages, building damage, roads flooded; Person escapes injury after tree falls on car in Bendigo
Keep up to date with all the latest as the downpour hits the city.
- Alexander Darling
Mass flood warnings issued as Victoria braces for thunderstorms, pouring rain
The Yarra and Maribyrnong rivers are among those which could flood due to an intense downpour that has been forecast.
- Angus Delaney
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- Renewables
For the first time, renewable energy is supplying most of our power
Renewables became the dominant energy supply for an entire quarter in the final three months of last year, helping the grid skate through the early days of a scorching summer.
- Mike Foley and Nick Toscano
Rare glimpse of aurora causes ‘absolute chaos’ at Mornington Peninsula beach
A man was rescued after a cliff fall at a popular Victorian coastal spot as hundreds gathered to catch a glimpse of the southern lights.
- Isabel McMillan
Why Wye River copped a rain bomb that washed away cars
Sudden, dramatic downpours struck towns across the Otways on Thursday, flooding campgrounds, triggering evacuations and sweeping cars out to sea.
- Liam Mannix
‘I haven’t slept for three nights’: Residents of Yarck return to ruins
When the Longwood fires crept up over the rolling hills and threatened to reduce Yarck to cinders last week, Robbie Cumming’s parents decided to stay back and fight.
- Marta Pascual Juanola
Wind, smoke, ash: What this weekend’s weather will bring to Melbourne
The smell of smoke is drifting down to Melbourne, as residents report ash falling into their homes. But weather experts warn the air quality will only deteriorate as smoke settles in across the state on Sunday.
- Isabel McMillan
Mercury peaks at 43 degrees in Melbourne as hot winds wreak havoc
The Bureau of Meteorology’s station in the city recorded a maximum of 42.9 degrees at 4.04pm. Just over an hour later the temperature had dropped to 31.3 degrees.
- Lachlan Abbott and Gemma Grant