FIREFIGHTERS are battling to save homes as a large slow-moving bushfire impacts the community of Mirranatwa in the Victoria Valley in western Victoria.
The bushfire is more than 6000 hectares in size and is out of control.
Firefighters from the Country Fire Authority, the Department of Environment and Sustainability and Parks Victoria are concentrating their efforts on asset protection.
The townships of Wollert and Woodstock could find themselves in the path of the large grassfire that caused havoc on Melbourne's northern fringes on Monday.
Authorities expected a wind change between midnight and 4am (AEDT) Tuesday to send the fire north.
"The wind change may change the direction of the fire to a northeasterly direction towards Wollert and Woodstock," said the CFA.
This grassfire is about 1900 hectares in size and is currently under control.
Residents impacted by the grassfire that closed the Hume Freeway at Epping were allowed to return to their homes.
One home in the Epping North area was destroyed but none in housing estates, incident controller John Deering said.
Another home was damaged and several outbuildings or sheds lost.
An advice warning remained in place on Tuesday for the Epping and Campbellfield area.
Crews were remaining on scene all night.
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