Update 3.48pm: The Country Fire Authority has advised Minimay residents to monitor the situation, as crews continue to respond to a bushfire in the area.
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The fire on Coopers Road is under control, and there is currently no threat to communities.
The organisation has issued the same advice to Lillimur, Neuarpurr and Serviceton residents for a bushfire in the Little Desert National Park, 17 kilometres northwest Of Minimay that is not yet under control. The bushfire is located near East West Track and Neuarpurr Track.
While a small fire in Halls Gap has been extinguished. The Mail-Times has contacted District 17 for comment.
Earlier: COUNTRY Fire Authority crews have controlled two fires in the Wimmera and the Grampians areas on Tuesday afternoon.
A State Control Centre spokeswoman said one CFA vehicle had responded to a non-structure fire off Grampians Road south of Halls Gap, and had the situation under control. The fire was reported at 2.20pm and declared under control around 15 minutes later.
While another two CFA trucks have controlled a fire that has burnt through one acre of scrub at Minimay reported at 1.45pm, with assistance from Forest Fire Management Victoria.
The spokeswoman said Neuarpurr CFA volunteers and those from two other stations were also responding to a grass and scrub fire at Lillimur that had been reported at 1.50pm.
She said FFMVic was also providing support for efforts to control this fire, but could not provide a specific location.
Alexander Darling
Alexander has been a member of the Wimmera Mail-Times' editorial team since December 2018, covering politics, business and property among other rounds. He is a passionate St.Kilda and rock and roll fan, and has previously worked as a radio reporter in Port Macquarie and Gosford, NSW.
Alexander has been a member of the Wimmera Mail-Times' editorial team since December 2018, covering politics, business and property among other rounds. He is a passionate St.Kilda and rock and roll fan, and has previously worked as a radio reporter in Port Macquarie and Gosford, NSW.
