Country Fire Authority

  • Crews working on fires

    FIREFIGHTERS will continue to monitor two fires burning near Lorne over the Christmas break with temperatures set to rise again.

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  • Lucky escape in highway crash

    TWO PEOPLE had a lucky escape after their car hit a truck east of Colac, ripping off the front of their car and dislodging the motor.

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  • District house fire hits family of eight

    COLAC DISTRICT communities have united to help a family that lost all their belongings and Christmas presents in a house fire this week.

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  • Volunteer shares vivid memories

    A COLAC and district firefighter remembers the eerie feeling the morning of one of the Otway’s darkest days.

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  • Fire damages Colac Cemetery’s hedge

    FIRE has burnt a wide hole in the hedge at Colac Cemetery.

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  • Blazes highlight risk of early fire season in Colac region

    A BLAZE in the Otways which destroyed a house has sparked concerns about an early start to this year’s fire season.

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  • Descendants proud of fire refuge donation

    A FORMER Lavers Hill landowner is delighted her family has helped provide a site for the Otways’ first community fire refuge.

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  • ‘Heroes’ take action to stop cabin blaze

    EMERGENCY services and a caravan park owner have praised three “heroes” who helped extinguish a Colac cabin fire and saved neighbouring cabins.

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