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Casey hit by heat-related power outages

27/01/2026

Thousands of households across Casey were left without power overnight on Tuesday 27 January, after extreme heat triggered widespread faults across the Ausnet electricity network. The outages followed a day of extreme heat across Melbourne, with temperatures soaring above 40 degrees and remaining oppressive well…

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