‘Too Late to Leave’: Tourist Warning as Bushfire Burns

‘You are in danger and need to act immediately to survive,’ the post said.

A supplied image shows CFA firetrucks near an out of control bushfire in the Grampians National park, Victoria on Dec. 23, 2024. AAP Image/Supplied by CFA

Holidaymakers and locals in a popular Victorian coastal region have been told it is too late to leave as a nearby bushfire burns out of control.

Fire authorities warned those in Cape Otway and southern parts of Hordern Vale, both near the state’s famed Great Ocean Road, to shelter indoors as a blaze moves west from Blanket Bay Road to Lighthouse Road.