Crews will work well into the night cleaning up after Melbourne was battered with wild winds that tore down trees, damaged buildings and cut power.
The strong front thrashed the city for most of the day on Saturday and then moved out to the southwest of the state.
Alpine areas will be buffeted until the early hours of Sunday with winds speeds of up to 130km/h.
A severe weather warning was issued for much of the state on Saturday with gusts reaching over 100km/h in parts of Melbourne, including the airport where flights were delayed.
There were over 1000 calls for help top the SES, mostly for building damage and trees on roads, with crews from Melbourne and outside the metro area working on the massive clean up .
A large brickwall and entry gate at a veterinary practice blew down in Flemington, and firefighters were called after a roof became dislodged in Brunswick West.
Melbourne's northwest and bayside suburbs were the hardest hit, with large trees ripped from the ground.
There was no major structural damage, with most calls related to carports and loose tin panels blowing down.
Horse races at Caulfield were called off at about 2.30pm due to the high wind gusts moving barriers at the track.
Around 800 homes were also left without power at the height of the gale.
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