Fire

  • Sofa lit on second storey

    A burning couch fell from a balcony during a blaze in a Colac unit yesterday.

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  • News in brief

    Call for witnesses to fire Colac Police and Colac Fire Brigade were called to a fire at about 7pm on Thursday night which damaged seating at Colac’s Eastern Reserve. The fire which destroyed a chair and burnt a timber bench in the spectators’ hut was another disappointment for the resident baseball and cricket clubs. The […]

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  • News in brief

    The latest news in brief including an accidental fire, rental rights and court updates.

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  • Busy weekend for emergency services

    Colac district emergency services were kept busy over the long weekend with fire at Barongarook West, a gas leak at Nalangil, and a car crash at Yeo.

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  • Timely reminder after e-bike blaze

    An e-bike fire in Colac this week destroyed a shed and its contents, leaving CFA crews warning people about the potential hazards of e-vehicles.

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  • Railway sleeper at Swan Marsh catches fire

    V-line has thanked about 160 passengers for their patience yesterday after a railway sleeper at Swan Marsh caught fire, requiring train travellers to transfer to a coach at Geelong.

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  • Laundry from dryer sets fire to vehicle

    Self-combusting laundry caused a car fire at Beeac this week, sparking an unusual but timely warning.

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  • Landfill warning – ‘serious injuries or worse’

    Corangamite Shire Council is warning of potentially “serious injuries or worse” and millions of dollars in damage if people continue to carelessly dispose of batteries, e-waste and flares into their rubbish bins.

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