Sydney Morning Herald: Victorians have been urged to brace for a "long, hot and dangerous" bushfire season, as more than 100 fires lit up parts of the state on Tuesday.
Sweltering temperatures have tested emergency services, with out-of-control bushfires north of Melbourne currently threatening the towns of Kerrisdale, Benloch, Nulla Vale and Pastoria East.
Emergency Management Commissioner Craig Lapsley said 190 properties were at risk, with residents urged to leave. Fire destroyed a home in Cobaw, about 80 kilometres...