Woodend CFA

04/06/2026

* VICTORIAN THUNDERSTORM FORECAST FOR TODAY, THURSDAY, 4TH JUNE 2026 *

Isolated thunderstorms are possible about the central and southern coastlines of Victoria. Storms about the Bass Coast are possible this morning, before a southwesterly surge during the late morning and afternoon redevelops the storm risk more broadly across coastal areas.

SEVERE thunderstorms are possible with any thunderstorms during the morning and afternoon about the central southern coasts, including Bayside Melbourne, the Southwest Coast, Surf Coast, the Mornington Peninsula, Phillip Island and Wilsons Promontory.

DAMAGING WIND GUSTS are possible with severe thunderstorms with the southwesterly surge that develops through the morning and afternoon.

04/06/2026

It was a lucky escape early this morning for a family who woke to discover a fire burning in their garage.

Firefighters from the and FRNSW arrived quickly, with crews from Galston and Arcadia extinguishing the fire, which is believed to have been caused by an electric vehicle charger.

While there were no smoke alarms in the garage, a working smoke alarm in the hallway activated, allowing the family time to safely evacuate and giving firefighters a chance to extinguish the fire before it spread further into the home.

Remember it's important you have multiple smoke alarms installed throughout your home, particularly in areas where combustible materials may be present.

📸 Mike Elvidge

01/06/2026

Yesterday Martinborough Volunteer Fire Brigade were called to a water tank on fire! 💧

How can that happen?

The homeowner had some ashes from their fireplace; they had waited a few days for them to cool before disposing of them in their compost bin next to the tank. Unfortunately a few days was not long enough!

🔥Hot tip: Ashes can take up 5 days to cool completely! We recommend hot ashes are emptied into a metal bin, water is poured over them and they are left to cool completely for 5 days.

01/06/2026

The latest Melbourne radar scan from the Bureau shows rain increasing from the west. Rainfall totals of 5-15mm are expected, with higher falls possible over elevated areas of the state. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS are expected to increase this evening over lower-lying areas and northern suburbs of Melbourne and Port Phillip Bay. Winds are then forecast to ease before dawn on Tuesday morning.

Some isolated thunderstorm activity is also being observed over far western Victoria.

Image - 128km radar scan from the Bureau.

01/06/2026

OUR BUSY YEAR CONTINUES
2026 has continued to be a very busy year for the Woodend CFA. At the end of May we had been called to 83 jobs. To put that in perspective we had 93 at the same time in our record last year.

01/06/2026

⚠️ SEVERE WEATHER WARNING - UPDATED
⚠️ FOR DAMAGING WINDS

For people in parts of Central, East Gippsland, North Central, North East, West and South Gippsland and South West Forecast Districts.

Issued at 10:35 am Monday, 1 June 2026.

Damaging winds to develop about central and eastern areas from Monday afternoon.

Weather Situation: A complex low pressure system will approach Victoria on Monday, with vigorous northwesterly winds expected ahead of a cold front which will cross the state on Monday night.

For CENTRAL VICTORIA: Strong winds averaging 50 to 60 km/h with DAMAGING WIND GUSTS of around 90 km/h are likely to develop from early Monday afternoon over the Macedon and Otway ranges and their southern slopes. Into the evening DAMAGING WIND GUSTS are also possible over lower lying areas including the northern suburbs of Melbourne and Port Phillip Bay. Winds are then forecast to ease before dawn on Tuesday morning.

For the NORTHEASTERN RANGES: DAMAGING WINDS averaging 60 to 70 km/h with peak gusts of around 100 km/h are likely over elevated areas above 1200 metres from late Monday evening. Winds are then forecast to ease by late Tuesday morning.

A separate warning for ABNORMALLY HIGH TIDES is also current for parts of the coast. For more details, refer to https://www.bom.gov.au/weather-and-climate/warnings-and-alerts

Locations which may be affected include Ballarat, Bacchus Marsh, Falls Creek, Yarra Glen, Dargo, Mt Baw Baw, Rosebud, Mt Hotham, Mt Buller, Omeo and Apollo Bay.

01/06/2026

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