This is based on a Bash script that I wrote a few years ago to
grab fire alert data from data.emergency.vic.gov.au in XML format
and parse it to extract the key info as text. The idea was to then
have it send the info as SMS messages when there's a fire within
a specified lat/long range, and three years later I've finally got
back to it and finished that part too! Though that doesn't change
things here much.

The script itself (and also the new SMS-capable version) is
published in the scripts section.

Obviously DON'T RELY ON THIS IN AN EMERGENCY! Look up
emergency.vic.gov.au or listen to local ABC radio.