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From Hopetoun to Horsham, the Wimmera and Mallee endured searing temperatures, with many communities passing 46°C. Mopping her brow in the heat on Tuesday, Warracknabeal Bowls Club president Edna Anderson reads the club weather station thermometer at just under 50 degrees.

Hopetoun sets new Victorian record

The residents of Hopetoun were not in a hurry to venture outdoors in the afternoon late last month, with the town of about 700 people enduring a blazing summer sun heating roofs,

11 February, 2026

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