Ouyen, Victoria - A nine‑day heatwave hammered north‑western Victoria, driving the town’s 1,170 residents to record temperatures. On Tuesday a thermometer at Ouyen Lake read 48.7 °C, the highest ever measured in the state, following a 44.3 °C reading the day before. Locals described the heat as a "bully", with the air pressing against skin, making even simple tasks exhausting. Residents sought relief by the lake’s edge as the sun set, but many still felt nausea and slowed thinking despite drinking water and electrolytes. Scientists warn that such extremes are growing as climate change intensifies, and the heatwave has reignited calls to address Australia’s fossil‑fuel policy.
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