Colac SES

  • Emergency services praised

    “They gave their all yesterday, every single one of them.”

    Colac SES have had their busiest day on record for this year, attending 89 jobs over 26 hours as a result of Wednesday’s storm wreaking havoc across the district.

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  • SES reimbursed by council after rent fee error

    Colac Otway Shire Council will refund the SES about $800 after overcharging the Colac unit for their annual rent for the past five years.

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  • Encouragement to join the SES

    With more than 100 callouts and 20 rescues to start 2024, SES Colac unit controller Steve Tevelein is calling for more community members to put their hand up and join the SES.

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  • Truck and ute show raises $25K

    The second annual Land Transport Colac Truck and Ute Show proved to be a roaring success for local emergency service groups, revheads and visitors alike.

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  • Services battle heat, wind

    More than 80 firefighters battled a 100-hectare blaze north of Cressy, which forced the closure of the Colac-Ballarat Road on Wednesday night.

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  • Local SES volunteers assisting with floods

    Colac SES volunteers have wasted no time in travelling further afield to assist with flood efforts in Victoria and Queensland.

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  • Warnings follow wild Christmas weather

    Colac SES unit controller Steve Tevelein is warning people not to camp or sit under trees or near rivers this weekend, after days of damaging wild weather.

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  • Rapid response to two-car crash

    It was a fast response from Colac’s SES crew to a car crash after volunteers came across the incident seconds after it happened.

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