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CFA Volunteers Group president and Grassmere Rural Fire Brigade captain John Houston says his brigade had to go out in 40-degree heat in an un-airconditioned tanker. Picture supplied

Victorians are returning to their bushfire-ravaged communities as firefighters continue to battle blazes across the state.

Emergency services on Wednesday night said there were still 11 fires burning across Victoria.

January 15, 2026 — 2:00am

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One of the projects will be led by the council and four others by community groups in the borough, including two housing estates and Tulse Hill adventure playground.

Raising Streatham Stream, Streatham Common

Clarion Housing Group, the largest provider of affordable housing in the UK, and Hadley Property Group have completed contracts to sell the former Homebase site at 100 Woodgate Drive in Streatham Vale to Barratt London, paving the way for the delivery of 237 much-needed new homes in the London Bo

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A local CFA brigade using a 34-year-old tanker helped fight the devastating Streatham fires but now it's focus is on a different battle - obtaining a modern truck.

Leigh Graham watched from the paddock next door as his Streatham home, where he, his family, and his wife Pauline spent 14 years creating fond memories, went up in flames.

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When fires were bearing down on their home at Streatham, in Victoria's west, on Friday, Leigh and Pauline Graham got ready to leave.

Eighteen homes were among 59 structures burnt in a fire at Streatham in the southern part of Ararat municipality.

Firefighters managed to contain the grass fire, which started on Friday, on Monday after it burnt 20,000 hectares of land from Streatham towards Skipton.