Type Status Location Last Updated
Watch and Act - Fire - Leave Now Moderate Yellingbo, Beenak, Cockatoo, Gembrook, Hoddles Creek, Launching Place, Nangana, Seville, Seville East, Woori Yallock 29/10/2025
This Watch & Act message is being issued for Beenak, Cockatoo, Gembrook, Hoddles Creek, Launching Place, Nangana, Seville, Seville East, Woori Yallock, Yellingbo.

  • There is a bushfire at Yellingbo that is not yet under control.
  • The bushfire is travelling in a north-easterly direction towards Hoddles Creek.
Don't wait, leaving now is the safest option - conditions may change and get worse very quickly. Emergency Services may not be able to help you if you decide to stay.
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.
  • Protect yourself and your family.
  • If you are away from home, do not return.

If the situation changes or you feel unsafe you should leave:
  • 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.

Relief Centres are open at:
  • Emerald Community Building 
  • Lilydale High School
  • Kilsyth Baseball Stadium

Emergency services may not be able to help you if you decide to stay. 
Impacts in your area: 
The following roads are closed:
  • Parslows Rd
  • Patons Rd
  • Woori Yallock Rd from Avonsleigh to Yellingbo
  • Tschamtipons Rd
  • Avon Rd
  • Old Emerald Rd.
This message was issued by Multi Agency.

The next update is expected by 30/10/2025 12:00 am or as the situation changes.

Use multiple sources to stay informed:

Accessibility:
The following services can help you, or someone you know, access information during an emergency.
  • To access this information in other languages, call the Translating and Interpreting Service on 131 450 (freecall) and ask them to call VicEmergency Hotline.
  • If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech/communication impairment contact National Relay Service on 1800 555 677 and ask them to call the VicEmergency Hotline.