Strong winds have sparked several fires around Victoria, with the first urgent threat message of the day issued to residents of Dereel, south of Ballarat.
The Country Fire Authority (CFA) issued the warning at 3.45pm AEDT, saying a fire on Dereel Swanson Road was burning south and is estimated to be five to 10 hectares in size.
The communities of Dereel, Corindhap and Rokewood may be directly impacted by the fire, the CFA said.
Elsewhere in Victoria, none of the other bushfires had gone beyond containment lines.
A few fires started spotting in the fire-devastated areas of Kinglake and Kinglake West, but the Country Fire Authority (CFA) said those were brought under control quickly.
Residents in the area surrounding Kinglake have been told to be aware of the fires, but no properties there are currently under threat.
Early fears of 150kmh winds and temperatures up to 36degC have been downgraded, but authorities say the state is still at extreme fire risk.
Winds of between 90 and 100kmh are blowing throughout Victoria on Tuesday afternoon, while temperatures are in the low 30s.
A cool change is expected to hit regional areas between 6pm and 9pm on Tuesday, raising concerns fire authorities hold that further fires may be fanned.
A fire near Daylesford, which started last Monday, had flared up, but authorities kept it contained.
"It still has some hot spots but it hasn't gone outside the containment lines," a CFA spokeswoman told AAP.
The four major fires that have been burning for weeks - the Kilmore-Murrindindi North and Kilmore-Murrindindi South complexes, Bunyip Ridge and Wilsons Promontory - are still going.
Firefighters were forced back from the front of the Bunyip Ridge fire in Gippsland on Tuesday afternoon, due to the hot strong wind.
"Because of the weather conditions they had to move back, it was too dangerous to be there," the spokeswoman said.
The firefighters remain nearby and are keeping a "watching brief" on the fire, which is so far 26,200 hectares in size.
All Victorians are being warned by emergency services to watch out for falling trees and debris and to take care on the roads.
Hundreds of people living on rural blocks in Melbourne's outer east have evacuated their homes and congregated on a sports ground in Lilydale.
The massive Murrindindi complex fire is still burning in the Yarra Ranges region and its residents have been dealing with the fire threat for nearly a month, since it broke out during the fatal Saturday hellfire on February 7.
"It's a stressful set of circumstances, people are sleep-deprived and just can't wait to get home," Yarra Ranges Council emergency service officer Simon O'Callaghan said.
Lilydale's showgrounds have taken on the now-familiar sight of a refugee camp, full of people and their pets and farm animals.
One resident, Lucy Joschko, who evacuated from her Gladysdale home with her husband James and their two pet Anglo-Nubian goats on Tuesday morning, said their situation was minor compared to people who lost loved ones and homes on February 7, but it was still stressful.
"I don't want to sound like I am complaining but we have had to be on alert for more than three weeks and it is hard to focus on other things," she said.
"People have lost business because no one is visiting the area."
