The Los Angeles bushfires are “next level”, says Victorian ... to the Lane Cover River Valley in the north; and the 1983 Ash Wednesday fires that swept through South Australia and Victoria.

Grassfires sparked by lightning destroyed at least two homes in Victoria's north west overnight, with fears of more property ...

Melbourne hit 39 degrees on Monday after three firefighters made a narrow escape when their vehicle caught alight in the ...

Authorities have closed one of Tasmania's most popular bushwalking tracks and forced walkers to turn around due to an ...

Out-of-control fires across Victoria have claimed residential properties and a fire truck after heatwave conditions and dry ...

As spring moves into sight, the Christian Easter season is getting closer, and that starts with Ash Wednesday. However, this year's Easter season starts much later than usual. While Ash Wednesday ...

It may appear odd, but it is a mark people that practice Christianity receive at Mass on Ash Wednesday, one of the "most popular and important holy days" in the religion. It also marks the ...

In 2024, Lent and Easter came early. The start of the 2024 Lenten season, Ash Wednesday, actually fell on Valentine's Day Feb. 14, which is considerably early for the Christian religious holy day.

Prior to Easter, many Christians and Catholics will observe Lent, a 40-day period of fasting and prayer that begins on Ash Wednesday and ends the day before Good Friday. Here's what to know about ...

It always occurs the day before Ash Wednesday. Lent, a 40-day period of prayer and fasting in Christian traditions, begins on Ash Wednesday, March 5, 2025, and ends on Maundy Thursday, April 17 ...