While many Melburnians have welcomed the extended summer, others say enough is enough.

In any case, it was good timing for Labor Day holiday makers, with many people turning up to the beach and various other events, including the annual Moomba parade which attracted tens of thousands of onlookers.

But on the Mornington Peninsula, residents and businesses were forced to go without power because of a problem at the Sorrento substation.

A total fire ban, meanwhile, has been declared for Tuesday for the South-West and Wimmera districts.