Country Fire Authority

  • Couple uninjured in house fire

    The Country Fire Authority’s Mark Billing has praised the first firefighters on the scene of a house fire at Gellibrand who managed to contain the blaze to an upstairs room.

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  • Man suffers burns in home fire

    A Winchelsea man is in a critical but stable condition after he sustained burns in a house fire at Winchelsea.

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  • No early finish for fire restrictions

    The Country Fire Authority says fire restrictions aren’t likely to end until May after reviewing fire danger in the Colac district.

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  • Volunteers vital in community

    Barongarook West resident Matt Daniels says being a volunteer firefighter is more than sitting in a truck, it’s about being part of a community.

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  • RED HOT EVENT: Firefighters flock to Colac for Victorian titles

    ABOUT 3000 people will flock to Colac this weekend when the city hosts the state’s annual rural firefighting championships.

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  • ARSON: Stolen car torched at Lake Colac

    COLAC police are investigating the torching of a stolen car at Lake Colac yesterday morning.

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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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  • 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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