Articles tagged: Country Fire Authority
State Government denies budget cuts
The State Government has refuted claims that the 2025-26 budgets for Country Fire Authority, State Emergency Service and Fire Rescue Victoria have been cut.
Consider pets in bushfire plan
Summer has officially started and the Country Fire Authority, together with RSPCA Victoria, is reminding farmers and pet owners to consider their pets and livestock in their bushfire survival plan.
Volunteering is vital for mum
A paramedic, a mum and a CFA volunteer – it’s safe to say that Georgie Gretton is a hero in many eyes, in more ways than one.
Fire risk vigilance reminder
Vegetation remains dry across south-west Victoria despite recent rain and cooler weather, meaning people need to remain vigilant around fire.
Fire restrictions set to ramp up for the summer
Residents across the entire Colac district will need a permit if they’re planning burnoffs from next weekend.
Fire restrictions start Christmas Eve
Colac and district residents have just two weeks to clean up their properties before fire restrictions come into force.
Renovated fire station opens for family day
Colac’s CFA fire station will open to the public on November 12 with fun for all ages.
PHOTO SLIDESHOW: Colac firefighters delight kinder kids
Colac’s Winifred Nance Kindergarten had an exciting visit from members of the Colac Fire Brigade.
Final touches on upgrade
Upgrades to expand and improve facilities are near completion at Colac Fire Brigade’s headquarters.
Fire continues to smoulder after seven days
A fire continues to smoulder at Tandarook west of Colac, a week after it started from lightning.
Airlift plan to stop blaze
Fire authorities might need to airlift firefighting equipment into an inaccessible fire west of Colac, as they attempt to prevent future flare-ups.
Blaze is difficult to reach
Firefighters have battled for the past two days to contain a slow-moving grass fire in inaccessible country west of Colac.
Lightning sparks district fires
Rain and the fast action of firefighters has helped quickly extinguish a series lightning-sparked fires in the Colac district.
Air support needed to suppress blaze
Inaccessible country hampered efforts to contain a small grass and scrub fire west of Colac this week.
No worries after fire shake-up
Colac Fire Brigade says the establishment of Fire Rescue Victoria a year ago has had little impact on the Colac CFA branch.
Crews stop grassfire just in time
An out-of-control grassfire came within metres of two houses at Carlisle River, but firefighters were able to save the homes.
State funding for fire tankers and rescue boats
Colac and district emergency services will have new fire tankers, rescue boats, equipment and renovations thanks to State Government funding.
Fire controls still in force across shire
Fire restrictions will remain in force in the Colac district until decent autumn rains arrive, a leading firefighter says.
Old pipes cause gas smell in Colac
A suspected gas leak in central Colac this week turned out to be a false alarm.
Captain’s role for female firey
The Country Fire Authority has used International Women’s Day to highlight the work of Winchelsea Fire Brigade’s captain Kaylene Stocks.
Fourth blaze at property
Authorities are investigating a fourth fire at a Colac district property in eight days, this time inside a house.
Another suspicious blaze at Wool Wool
Firefighters have attended the third suspicious fire in a week at a property at Wool Wool, north of Colac.
FIRE PROBE: Detectives investigate two suspicious blazes
Detectives and fire authorities are investigating a series of suspicious fires at Wool Wool, north of Colac, after the two most recent fires hit the same property this week.
Cororooke house fire under investigation
Firefighters don’t believe a fire that destroyed a Cororooke home was suspicious.
