Homes feared lost in Victoria bushfires as extreme heat grips Australia's southeast | ABC NEWS

South-eastern Australia has seen record temperatures as an extreme heatwave fuelled multiple out-of-control bushfires in three states. At least three properties are likely to have been destroyed in an out-of-control bushfire in Victoria’s Otways region on the state’s hottest day on record. Colac’s local journalist Naomi Newcombe says she has never seen such severe conditions in her lifetime. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE Read more here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-2... ABC NEWS provides around the clock coverage of news events as they break in Australia and abroad. It's news when you want it, from Australia's most trusted news organisation. For more from ABC NEWS, click here: https://ab.co/2kxYCZY Watch more ABC NEWS content ad-free on ABC iview: https://ab.co/2OB7Mk1 Go deeper on our ABC NEWS In-depth channel: https://ab.co/2lNeBn2 Like ABC NEWS on Facebook:   / abcnews.au   Follow ABC NEWS on Instagram:   / abcnews_au   Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNEWS #ABCNEWSAustralia #abcnewschannel