Emergency fire warnings have been issued for Trawool, Kerrisdale, Strath Creek and Tallarook as a bushfire travels in a south-westerly direction from the Goulburn Valley Highway towards Fairview Road. Authorities have declared it too late to leave for some areas, with 32 ground vehicles and aircraft battling the blaze in bone-dry state forest conditions. A critical wind change expected in coming hours threatens to make the fire extremely difficult to control, prompting residents to evacuate with belongings and animals.

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