Bushfire

  • 640-hectare burnoff today at Barongarook

    AUTHORITIES plan to ignite a 640-hectare burnoff today at Barongarook, south of Colac.

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  • Lightning cuts electricity and causes Otways fires

    THOUSANDS of Colac and district residents were without power for up to two days after a lightning storm swept the region and damaged powerlines and transformers.

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  • District prepares for total fire bans and summer heat

    TODAY is a day of total fire ban for Colac and south-west Victoria, with another ban likely for Saturday as temperatures soar.

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  • Fire season plans swing into action

    Colac district’s fire season plans are in full flight with a multi-agency training day boosting crews’ preparations.

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  • Tennis court proposal as bushfire last resort

    A TENNIS court and community parks could become last-resort options for Colac district people caught in a bushfire.

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  • New fire rules threaten Otways residents

    CONTROVERSIAL planning rules could leave Otways and coastal residents homeless and stop them rebuilding if bushfire destroys their homes.

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  • One fire refuge but more still needed

    COLAC Otway Shire has its first last-resort bushfire refuge at Apollo Bay but high-risk towns are still going without.

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  • ‘Invaluable’ helicopter fights grassfire

    FIRE crews relied on an aerial attack to fight an inaccessible grassfire west of Colac this week.

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