Source: VIC Emergency

Issued Today at 1:00 PM.

This Watch and Act message is being issued for Abbeyard, Arbuckle, Billabong, Black Snake Creek, Budgee Budgee, Castleburn, Cobbannah, Cowa, Crooked River, Dargo, Gibbs, Grant, Hawkhurst, Hogtown, Howitt Plains, Howittville, Maguires, Miowera, Moornapa, Moroka, Naarun, Peter the Swede, Selwyn, Shepherdson, Talbotville, Toolome, Waterford, Winchester, Wongungarra, Wonnangatta.

- There are bushfires in the Wonnangatta Valley (known as the Wonnangatta - Dargo Complex) that are not yet under control.
- Fire activity remains in the area. Monitor conditions and be ready to act.
- Holiday makers are not to enter the area.
- State and National Parks are closed due to ongoing fire activity.
- Emergency services, machinery and aircraft are operating in the area and are working on suppressing the fire edges and building control lines.
- This Watch and Act replaces the Watch and Act issued at 1pm Monday 26 January.
- The situation can change at any time. You must monitor conditions and be ready to act.

What you should do:

- Monitor changes to the situation. Increased wind speed, change in wind direction, smoke or poor visibility can indicate the situation is changing.
- Have a bushfire plan. Visit the CFA website for details on how to prepare your and your property for a bushfire. Visit CFA - Plan and Prepare
- If you do not have a plan, decide what you will do if the situation changes.
- If you have time, check your neighbours to see if they are monitoring conditions.
- Protect yourself and your family.
- Do not visit the area. Even if a roadblock is not staffed, it remains in place for your safety.

Leave if the situation changes or you feel unsafe.

Remember to:

- Take your pets, medications, mobile phone and charger.
- Many people have died trying to leave at the last minute during fires.
- Travel to the home of family or friends that are away from the warning area.

Impacts in your area:

- The following roads are restricted to residents and property owners only. Access will be permitted for essential maintenance and animal care.
- Proof of ownership is required and must be provided via driver's licence or rates notice.
- Bairnsdale-Dargo Road at the Beverleys Road Junction
- Freestone Creek Road at Coopers Road
- For Road Closures check the VicTraffic website or call 13 11 70 for road closures.

Public Land and Recreation Closures:

- Blue Pool and all sites further north on Freestone Creek Road
- The Alpine National Park
- The Mitchell River National Park

For additional Park Closure updates refer to

- Parks Victoria
- Forest Fire Management

This message was issued by Forest Fire Management Victoria.

CFA Current Bushfires