A brick wall collapsed in Flemington, closing a street. Credit:Steve Lillebuen A young boy from Woorarra East was taken to the Royal Children's Hospital in a serious but stable condition after a shed was knocked over by the wind, injuring his head and leg. Meanwhile, some international flights have been unable to refuel due to high winds with a United inbound flight from Los Angeles diverted to Sydney. Melbourne Airport recorded the highest gusts so far on Saturday, up to 109km/h. Other notably windy spots included Fawkner, Essendon and Avalon. Severe weather warnings had been issued for most of Victoria for Saturday, with heavy rain and destructive winds predicted to reach speeds of up to 130km/h in some parts of the state.

A Newport football game was cancelled after winds bent a goal post. Credit:Shaun Hudson "There have been plenty of places around the 90km/h-mark across mostly Western areas and the elevated parts of Western and Central Victoria," the Bureau of Meteorology said, adding they expected winds to "ease off in the late afternoon around Melbourne". If you are planning a skiing trip to the state's Alpine region, tread with caution. A fallen tree caused mayhem on the corner of Brunswick Road and Lygon Street Credit:Muzzman Bogash The BOM predicted winds averaging 80 to 90km/h with peak gusts of up to 130km/h to lash the area on Saturday evening and continue well into early hours of Sunday morning.

Bureau of Meteorology senior forecaster Stuart Coombs said the wild northerly winds were caused by an extremely deep low pressure system moving in from Tasmania. A large tree fell on a house in Brunswick due to high winds. Credit:Michael Lucy "We're predicting the worst winds of the year so far," Mr Coombs said. "We will see damaging winds right across the state, in some parts they may be so strong they could potentially dislodge or bring down trees." He said areas expected to be the worst impacted include Stawell, Hamilton, Kyneton, Ballarat, Geelong, Melbourne, Wonthaggi, Bacchus Marsh and Falls Creek, with steady winds of 60 to 70 km/h on Saturday.

"We often see wild weather events like this as we move into spring," he said. "But it's been a very calm winter so many people may be surprised by the extreme conditions over the weekend." Healesville Sanctuary​ closed on Saturday due to the threat of high winds. In a statement, it said the triage centre would remain open because native wildlife could be hit by the damaging winds. Caulfield races were abandoned in the afternoon including feature race, the Bletchingly Stakes. Knox's Leisureworks cancelled swimming classes due to an outage caused by power line being down in Boronia. Crews attended the scene. A Newport football game was cancelled after winds bent a goal post during the pre-game warm up.

"We had to call it a draw. The ball would have not made it up the other end, the wind was blowing straight through," said West Footscray Football Club secretary Phil Rugg. Police were also called after a large gutter came loose from an apartment block on Lygon Street, Brunswick East. Mr Coombs urged Victorians to take precautions by preparing their homes and securing loose objects. "Driving conditions will also be windy and wet so we'd urge people to be take extra caution on the roads," he said. But there's light, somewhere over the rainbow, with the windy weather bringing unseasonably warm weather.