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Temperature relief after Victoria swelters

A day after Victoria sweltered through record heat, including 200,000 properties without power, the state is set for milder summer temperatures.

Mid morning beach goers at  Port Melbourne beach in Melbourne, ahead of a predicted 42 degree scorcher. Saturday, 6 January, 2018.

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Milder summer temperatures are forecast for much of Victoria after a day of record heat which saw more than 200,000 properties forced to swelter without power.

Melbourne is set for a sunny 25C on Australia Day after sweating through 42.8C on Friday.

A fire burning out of control near Timbarra in East Gippsland was downgraded to a Watch and Act alert on Saturday morning after flaring on Friday to an emergency level.

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