Updated December 30, 2019 17:34:30

An emergency warning has been issued for an out-of-control bushfire threatening homes and lives in Melbourne's north, as the state grapples with a day of extreme fire weather.

In South Australia, the ongoing fires include a blaze that reached emergency level on Kangaroo Island in the Ravine Des Casoars Wilderness Protection Area.

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First posted December 30, 2019 17:14:35