Leaders laud locals’ response

INCREDIBLE EFFORT: Crews worked through the early hours of Wednesday morning to contain the bushfire that sparked at Blanket Bay Road, Cape Otway.

CFA District Six assistant chief fire officer Craig Brittain says Cape Otway’s bushfire “definitely could have been a lot more serious than what it was”, due to the extremely dry terrain this season.

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