26/01/2026
Heatwave Safety Reminder 🔥☀️
While it may feel mild this morning, temperatures are forecast to exceed 40°C today and remain high over the coming days.
Please take a few simple steps to keep yourself and others safe:
✔️ Check in on others – elderly neighbours, vulnerable people, friends and family
💧 Stay hydrated – drink water regularly and don’t wait until you feel thirsty
🕶️ Limit exercise or strenuous activity during the hottest parts of the day and stay alert for signs of heat-related illness if you’re out and about
🐾 Look after pets – ensure they have access to shade and plenty of fresh water
📱 Stay informed – monitor conditions via the VicEmergency website and app, as fires can start and move quickly
🚫 Today is a Total Fire Ban day
No fires may be lit or allowed to remain alight. If you see smoke, flames, or any suspicious behaviour, please call 000 immediately.
A quick check-in and simple preparation can make a big difference. Stay cool, stay alert, and look after each other.
Tag the person you can’t wait to share a cold one (aka a Zooper Dooper) with.
Every dad in the state washing his car at 1pm for ‘perfect drying conditions’? Hilarious. But extreme heat? Not so funny. It can have serious health impacts, especially for at-risk groups.
Picture this: it’s hot enough to fry an egg on the pavement. You roll out of bed sweating, throw on a black T-shirt (a choice we won’t unpack today) and head out for a ‘quick errand’.
Hydration? “I’ll have an iced latte”.
Weather check? Haven’t looked since the AFL Grand Final. Sound familiar?
That’s when these extreme heat survival tips come in handy:
☀️ Stay cool. Shade, fans, air con, lying in bed with a spray bottle – whatever you've got. Oh, and mum’s right, stop leaving the door and blinds open.
☀️ Hydrate properly. Not “had a coffee” or “sipped water”. Real water. Bring it and drink it even before you feel thirsty.
☀️ Plan ahead. BOM says it’s a scorcher? Save errands, beach trips and driveway car washes for literally any other time.
☀️ Check in with others. Especially older folks, little ones and pets (because sadly they can’t read heat warnings). Drop by on nan just in case she is sitting in a 32°C lounge room refusing to turn the air con on.
Scroll to the comments for more extreme heat survival tips!
