Source: VIC Emergency

Issued Today at 9:28 AM.

This Watch and Act message is being issued for Corryong, Towong and surrounds.

- There is a bushfire at 27Km West Of Walwa that is not yet under control.
- The fire started in the Mt Lawson State Park on the 5th January and has spread through to the Wabba Wilderness Park.
- Firefighters have been able to slow the spread of fire for now, however the weather is expected to worsen over the coming days with an increase in temperature and fire behaviour predicted.
- 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.
- Enact your fire survival plan.
- Defending a house requires: At least two fit and determined adults who are physically and mentally prepared to work long and hard in arduous and difficult conditions. At least 10,000 litres of water (not from mains supply which can fail during a fire). Protective clothing. Appropriate firefighting hoses and pumps.
- 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.

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.

A Relief Centre is located at the Wodonga Exhibition Centre - Wodonga Racecourse, Hamilton Smith Drive, Wodonga.

Impacts in your area:

The following road is closed:

- Murray Valley Highway from Granya Road to Cudgewa Valley Road.

This message was issued by Forest Fire Management Victoria.

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