Bushfire

  • Emergency fire bore for district town

    Southern Rural Water has selected Timboon as one of six regional Victorian towns to receive a new emergency fire bore to help residents access water during a crisis.

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  • Call for fire bunkers next to busy roads

    Otways resident Peter Bell has called for the construction of strategically placed fire bunkers and refuges along main roads in the Otways.

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  • Summer campfire warning

    Fire authorities have warned of the risk of campfires heading into the Australia Day long weekend.

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  • Fire risks rising as district grasslands dry out

    Colac and district firefighters have had a relatively quiet start to the fire season, but have attended small grass and scrub fires in recent days.

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  • Fire helicopter on call to fight Otways fires

    A water-bombing helicopter is back in Colac to help forest fire crews and volunteer firefighters tackle the flames this summer.

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  • Fire chopper returning to protect Colac

    A firefighting helicopter will return to the Colac airbase to help combat fires this summer.

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  • Fire warning for campers

    Campgrounds across the Otways will fill up this summer, and Forest Fire Management Victoria is urging campers to follow campfire safety rules.

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  • Colac emergency control hub gets big upgrade

    Bushfire authorities will have a state-of-the-art refurbishment to their Colac headquarters.

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