{"id":10592,"date":"2026-01-08T19:58:21","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T19:58:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=10592"},"modified":"2026-01-08T19:58:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T19:58:21","slug":"australia-news-live-victoria-braces-for-catastrophic-fire-risk-queensland-on-tropical-cyclone-watch-australia-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=10592","title":{"rendered":"Australia news live: Victoria braces for \u2018catastrophic\u2019 fire risk; Queensland on tropical cyclone watch | Australia news"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"liveblog-body\"><span class=\"dcr-90inr0\"><gu-island name=\"KeyEventsCarousel\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"visible\" props=\"{&quot;keyEvents&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;679b43ab8f08d7cb6f3007fa&quot;,&quot;elements&quot;:[{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;Good morning and welcome to our live news blog. I\u2019m &lt;strong&gt;Martin Farrer&lt;\/strong&gt; with the top overnight stories and then &lt;strong&gt;Nick Visser&lt;\/strong&gt; will pick up the news thread.&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;69d21984-0025-4d36-a541-4ac604ad22c6&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;Firefighters are preparing for catastrophic conditions across many parts of Victoria today after a week of scorching temperatures. The entire state is under a total fire ban and parks and camping grounds are closed. There are also extreme fire danger ratings for much of South Australia and the New South Wales Riverina. We have more coming up.&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;109253f2-5b7d-44ab-8414-4eaf9ae9425c&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;At the other end of the continent, the BoM estimates about a 50\/50 chance of a tropical cyclone crossing the coast in Queensland this weekend. More on that too, soon.&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;5fb96c5c-6697-4f99-88f4-ae748e32baf4&quot;}],&quot;attributes&quot;:{&quot;pinned&quot;:false,&quot;keyEvent&quot;:true,&quot;summary&quot;:false},&quot;blockCreatedOn&quot;:1767900048000,&quot;blockCreatedOnDisplay&quot;:&quot;19.20\u00a0GMT&quot;,&quot;blockLastUpdated&quot;:1767900003000,&quot;blockLastUpdatedDisplay&quot;:&quot;19.20\u00a0GMT&quot;,&quot;blockFirstPublished&quot;:1767900048000,&quot;blockFirstPublishedDisplay&quot;:&quot;19.20\u00a0GMT&quot;,&quot;blockFirstPublishedDisplayNoTimezone&quot;:&quot;19.20&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Welcome&quot;,&quot;contributors&quot;:[],&quot;primaryDateLine&quot;:&quot;Thu 8 Jan 2026 19.55 GMT&quot;,&quot;secondaryDateLine&quot;:&quot;First published on Thu 8 Jan 2026 19.20 GMT&quot;}],&quot;filterKeyEvents&quot;:false,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;key-events-carousel-mobile&quot;,&quot;renderingTarget&quot;:&quot;Web&quot;,&quot;serverTime&quot;:1767902301311}\"><span id=\"key-events-carousel-mobile\"\/><span class=\"dcr-90inr0\"><\/p>\n<p>Key events<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/gu-island><gu-island name=\"FilterKeyEventsToggle\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"visible\" props=\"{&quot;filterKeyEvents&quot;:false,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;filter-toggle-mobile&quot;}\"><span id=\"filter-toggle-mobile\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"dcr-alru3r\"><label id=\"src-component-5275_description\" data-component=\"filter-key-events\" data-link-name=\"filter-key-events-on\" class=\"dcr-rrspei\"><button id=\"src-component-5275\" role=\"switch\" aria-checked=\"false\" aria-labelledby=\"src-component-5275_description\" class=\"dcr-dh5oqp\"\/>Show key events only<\/p>\n<p><span>Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/label><\/div>\n<p><\/gu-island><\/span><\/p>\n<article id=\"block-695f8ad98f08e0dc61f22af2\" class=\"block dcr-1os4bxs\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\"\/>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">An interesting aspect of the heatwave is highlighted by a report in the Financial Review this morning about how record demand for power on the grid is being eased by rooftop solar.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.afr.com\/policy\/energy-and-climate\/record-heatwave-no-match-for-solar-soaked-power-grid-20260108-p5nsji\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">article says<\/a> that demand in the national electricity market reached its highest-ever level at around 4pm on Wednesday with the nation drawing 38.9 gigawatts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">That beat a previous record set in December 2024, the article says.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">While in the past that might have placed strain on the grid, rooftop solar came to the rescue with around 12GW of power, making up almost 30% of the demand.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">All renewables sources together \u2013 so wind power and hydro \u2013 met 67% of demand.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">So although that\u2019s good news, because there is still not enough battery storage, by the time the sun went down most of the nation\u2019s demand was met by coal and gas.<\/p>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"><gu-island name=\"ShareButton\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"visible\" props=\"{&quot;size&quot;:&quot;xsmall&quot;,&quot;pageId&quot;:&quot;australia-news\/live\/2026\/jan\/09\/australia-news-live-victoria-catastrophic-bushfire-fire-ban-heatwave-tropical-cyclone-floods-royal-commission-antisemitism-bondi-anthony-albanese-ntwnfb&quot;,&quot;hash&quot;:&quot;block-695f8ad98f08e0dc61f22af2&quot;,&quot;queryParams&quot;:{&quot;page&quot;:&quot;with:block-695f8ad98f08e0dc61f22af2&quot;},&quot;webTitle&quot;:&quot;Australia news live: Victoria braces for \u2018catastrophic\u2019 fire risk; 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