Firefighters and community members have joined together to tackle bush fires across the south west.
The recent spell of hot weather helped ignite the fires, as the CFA set to work defending life and property.
The Corangamite shire town of Skipton was in the line of fire, with some property losses.
David Ferguson from CFA district said the damage could have been so much worse, he spoke to Liam Fitzgerald about what lies ahead.
