Sadly #Beaufort has Feline Leukaemia. He has not much longer to live and lost a third of his body weight. He is getting slower, eats gradually less, doesn’t play much anymore but still appears to enjoy being around. He used to wake us up, but no more. It is a waiting game now and we have put our lives on hold. It is apparently a common cause of death for cats.
CFA units are battling the fire which is growing in intensity and burning in a south-easterly direction at Bayindeed.
An emergency warning has expanded from Bayindeen, Buangor, Middle Creek and Mount Cole to now also include Ballyrogan, Beaufort Buangor East, Challicum, Cross Roads, Eurambeen, Lake Goldsmith, Langi Kal Kal, Main Lead, Middle Creek, Nerring, Raglan, Shirley, Stockyard Hill, Trawalla, Waterloo and Yalla-y-poora.
#Victoria's bushfire chief says next Wednesday is shaping as the state's most dangerous day since the black summer fires. The forecast means crews are now racing to contain the enormous blaze that's still burning out of control west of #Ballarat. Temperatures are expected to rise to 40 °C / 104 °F on Wednesday with strong winds.