26/01/2026
🚨 45°C HEAT TODAY– PLEASE READ (PETS + WILDLIFE) 🚨
Tomorrow is forecast to hit 45 degrees and I need everyone in our community to take this seriously.
This isn’t “summer weather”… this is dangerous, life-threatening heat for pets and wildlife.
✅ PLEASE BRING YOUR PETS INDOORS.
No excuses tomorrow.
If you have a dog, cat, rabbit, guinea pig, birds—ANY animal—they should NOT be left outside in this heat.
🔥 Animals can overheat FAST.
They don’t get the choice to “just go inside” like we do. And they don’t always show warning signs until it’s too late.
🐾 For pet owners:
Keep cats inside (no free roaming tomorrow!)
Keep dogs indoors or in aircon/fans
Provide multiple water bowls
Ensure shade isn’t moving (sun shifts and shade disappears)
Do NOT leave pets in garages/sheds/carports
Do NOT walk dogs tomorrow (even morning is risky)
Check paws on concrete – it burns
If you see a dog outside without water/shade – please speak up or call it in.
Roaming dogs call the ranger immediately during business hours 52 725 272
⚠️ And I’m going to say this clearly:
There is no excuse for pets to be running loose or going missing tomorrow.
If your animal gets out in this heat, it can die before anyone finds it.
🦘 For wildlife:
Wildlife suffer silently in extreme heat. You can help with one simple thing:
✅ Put out a shallow water dish in the shade
(add rocks/sticks so small animals/insects don’t drown)
✅ If you see a bird on the ground panting / wings out:
Place it in a quiet box
Offer water nearby (don’t force it)
Call Wildlife Victoria 8400 7300 (or local rescue)
Tomorrow will be brutal.
Let’s be the kind of community that protects the voiceless when it matters most.
Please share this. 💛