The official emergency warnings and incidents near Daylesford right now — fire, storm, flood and more — from the VicEmergency feed, with the channels to act on.
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Daylesford sits inside the Wombat Forest, an hour from the nearest full hospital and reached by one coach a few times a day. When a fire starts in the forest or a storm brings trees down across the roads, the question is simply: is anything happening near us, and how serious is it? This board reads the official VicEmergency feed and shows only what falls near town — fire, storm, flood and more — most serious first. It is not the warning service itself; act on the official channels below.
Right now
No current warnings or incidents near Daylesford.
As of Wed, 15 July, 2:02 am, the VicEmergency feed lists nothing within 60 km of town. This board updates itself every few minutes.
Daylesford is a designated high-risk bushfire town. On days of high fire danger, the safest choice is to leave early — before there is a fire, not after a warning — and that decision is yours to make in the morning, not to wait on. If a warning here says Watch and Act or Emergency Warning, open it on VicEmergency and do what it says now.
How this board works
The authoritative source for warnings and what to do. Information hotline 1800 226 226; in a life-threatening emergency call 000.
When power or internet is out, the ABC local station carries emergency information on air.
The day's rating for the Central district and whether a Total Fire Ban is declared.
The Wombat State Forest wraps Daylesford on three sides, and the Wombat–Wheatsheaf area is rated among the highest bushfire risk in the region. Grass and forest fire is the summer danger; a fire can start well outside town and still matter here.
It is not only fire. The October 2022 storm brought trees down across the district and damaged some 220 roads, cutting power for days. Wind, fallen trees and flooding are the off-season hazards this board also carries when the state feed reports them.
Checked Wed, 15 July, 2:02 am. Data: State of Victoria (VicEmergency), licensed CC BY 4.0. Warning status can change minute to minute, and a warning may be issued for your area before it appears here — VicEmergency is always the authoritative source.