Australians evacuated by plane amid wildfires

Australian police evacuated half of those awaiting rescue from wildfires in Mallacoota on Monday in the country's south.

They rescued 406 people from the town and will continue to try to fly out a remaining 300 people who registered for evacuation.

Navy ships brought out more than 1100 people on Saturday.

There are 31 fires burning across Victoria as of Monday morning, with 18 in eastern Gippsland and six in the northeast. One million hectares has been burnt across Victoria.

Australia's navy was deployed over the weekend to rescue hundreds of stranded holiday-makers in the state who had been forced to huddle on the beach at Mallacoota as a ferocious blaze bore down on the tourist town last week.

Rain has started to fall, but not across all fire-affected areas and not enough to douse the fires, and is creating new difficulties.

The deadly fires have killed two people and destroyed at least 110 properties and 220 outbuildings. Four people remain missing.

The cooler weather has allowed military helicopters to deliver supplies to isolated communities and help with evacuations, reaching 13 communities on Sunday.