Articles by Hannah Toohey

  • Fire prompts season warning

    Beeac Rural Fire Brigade community safety coordinator Lucy Richardson has praised the community’s fast response after a grass fire, but warned of the upcoming fire season.

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  • High demand for smoke help

    New research suggests almost one in seven adults in Colac Otway shire is a daily smoker, while an estimated five per cent of adults in the shire currently vape.

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  • Otways blaze still burning

    An Otways blaze west of Lavers Hill remains out of control, after almost five days of burning.

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  • Renewed calls for fire refuge

    Otways community members have raised renewed concerns about where they can go on a fire danger day, after a bushfire on the weekend left some locals “confused” about their options.

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  • Mountain challenge inspired by daughter

    Barongarook West’s Tim Lucas is set to walk up Australia’s highest mountain this weekend to raise funds for Down Syndrome Victoria.

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  • Otways on fire: Crews battle two bushfires

    Corangamite group officer Mark Billing has warned of the danger of this year’s fire season, with the Otway Ranges sparking up in two separate bushfires over the weekend.

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  • Ambulance times improve

    Colac Otway’s paramedics responded to Code One incidents almost two minutes faster in recent months, latest data shows.

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  • Caring nature guides Hayley

    Long before she chose the path of perioperative nursing, Hayley Grasso knew that caring for people was what she was made for.

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