The blaze broke out in plantations near Nelson yesterday and has burned into the Lower Glenelg National Park.
The Country Fire Authority says it hopes to bring the fire under control by the end of today.
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Temperatures in much of the south-west have now dropped to the mid-teens, and the cool change has also swept through Melbourne.
The weather bureau warns there will be little relief in the state's north, with temperatures there today are again forecast to reach the mid-40s.
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