CFA

  • Firies demand urgent intervention to replace lookout post

    Colac and district fire volunteers and opposition politicians have slammed a State Government decision to close Mount Gellibrand’s fire tower, as they desperately try to find a solution ahead of the imminent bushfire season.

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  • Colac fire restrictions will start next month

    Colac’s fire chief expects fire restrictions to take effect across the district during next month but is yet to sign off on an official start date

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  • Lifelong mission to protect us all

    A passion for protecting precious lives and livelihoods has taken Larpent firefighter Lachlan Sutherland across Victoria and interstate in the line of duty.

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  • Brigade service runs in the family

    Many Colac district families put their faith in their local fire brigades to keep their loved ones together but a Colac family has taken that commitment to another level.

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  • Community pulls together in times of need

    In an emergency, it’s always comforting to know that help isn’t far away.
    That was the experience of the Gellibrand community in January, when a series of fires ignited around the township and spread to within a few kilometres of private property.

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  • Firefighter shows leadership

    Leading the next generation of CFA volunteers has come naturally for Colac firefighter Caitlin Willsher.

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  • Busy year for firefighters

    Colac’s firies say it takes a community-wide, team effort to keep firefighters on the front line of the district’s emergency incidents.

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  • Tower action tested skills

    Experienced Colac emergency responder Mark Gunning says managing the COVID-lockdown of nine Melbourne housing towers is unlike anything he’s ever done.

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