Bushfire

  • Tourism returns to fire-affected towns

    WYE General Store’s manager says the re-opening of the Great Ocean Road has helped trading and getting residents back on their feet.

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  • Residents access parts of fire-affected Wye River

    PARTS of Wye River began re-opening to residents yesterday, nine days after the Christmas Day bushfire destroyed 116 homes on the Otway coast.

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  • Lorne swim to go ahead despite fire threat

    LORNE Pier to Pub officials are confident the famous ocean swim will go ahead next Saturday despite a constant fire threat surrounding the coastal town.

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  • Prime Minister vows to back firefighting during visit to Wye River

    PRIME MINISTER Malcolm Turnbull has committed funding to keep water-carrying aircraft in the region for an “extended period” to fight ongoing bushfires.

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  • Otway community’s darkest Christmas

    THE BLAZE which destroyed 116 homes on Christmas Day is “still a big fire with a lot of potential”, a top firefighter has warned.

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  • Community unites to help evacuated people

    Apollo Bay and coastal communities for banded together to help people evacuated during the Christmas Day fires.

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  • Crews working on fires

    FIREFIGHTERS will continue to monitor two fires burning near Lorne over the Christmas break with temperatures set to rise again.

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  • Lightning sparks fires in remote Otway bush

    FIREFIGHTING aircraft spent the weekend water bombing blazes in the Great Otway National Park near Lorne with government fire crews remaining on alert yesterday.

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