Friday, update: 11:35am: Emergency services have widened a "watch and act" message to now include immediate farming communities surrounding the Budj Bim fire. The bushfire is travelling from Budj ...

UPDATE 8.30am: THE FIRE was downgraded to an advice message around 4am this morning. Emergency services will host a community meeting in the Macarthur hall at 11am. UPDATE 9.25PM: THE FIRE, south-west ...

Authorities say the welfare of koalas has "significantly improved" after more than 1000 of the animals were euthanised, many shot from a helicopter, after a bushfire at Budj Bim National Park.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Koala advocates are calling for an end to blue gum harvesting following a devastating fire inside Budj Bim national park. Source: ...

A 2199-hectare bushfire at the Budj Bim National Park has been contained after a week-long battle involving multiple firefighting agencies and aircraft. Incident Controller Les Vearing said the fire ...