The State Emergency Service (SES) has answered 730 calls for assistance as wild winds swept through Melbourne.
A SES spokesman said the peak period for callouts was between 9pm (AEST) on Friday and midnight when it received two to three calls for help a minute.
Parts of Melbourne experienced winds of up to 105km/h.
Melbourne's northeast and east were the busiest parts of the city, with most jobs involving trees blown down and building damage.
"There's been quite a few jobs, but the volunteers have been out overnight and been cleaning quite quickly and there's not many outstanding now," the SES spokesman said.
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Bureau of Meteorology senior forecaster Dean Stewart said winds gusting above 105km/h were recorded at Port Phillip Bay, 90km/h in St Kilda, Point Wilson and 83km/h in Essendon.
Mr Stewart said Melbourne would enjoy some respite on Saturday, but strong winds were again expected on Sunday.
"It's another day when we could get some pretty strong gusts, maybe not quite the extent of last night, but nevertheless it will be windy around the Melbourne area tomorrow," he said.
Earlier on Friday, the winds caused the roof of the Ballarat Showgrounds to fall onto a car.
Winds were also blamed for power loss in parts of Ballarat and Warrnambool.
