Halls Gap Zoo has begun evacuating animals to Werribee Zoo with sprinklers keeping the remaining ones cool. Emergency assistance running relief centres, psychological first aid and financial ...

Halls Gap Zoo owner Mark Treweek said the financial impact would be enormous. “These last few days have been terrible,” he said.

NORMAN HERMANT, REPORTER: Gingerly Halls Gap is getting back on its feet. Normally this town, surrounded by the Grampians National Park in Victoria would be heaving with holiday visitors - not ...

Zookeeper Mark Treweek (left) said many animals had now been sent to Werribee Zoo and Ballarat. (Supplied: Halls Gap Zoo) Mr Treweek said the support from the community and the CFA had been enormous.