Fire

  • Campfire court appearance

    A woman who lit a campfire at an Otways campground during a Total Fire Ban will likely avoid a criminal conviction.

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  • Support for local family after fire

    The western district community has rallied around a family of six who lost their home in an early morning fire at Winchelsea.

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  • Lightning the likely cause of Gerangamete fire

    A bushfire that burnt through a hectare of land at Gerangamete is believed to have been caused by a lightning strike.

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  • Blaze burns 15 hectares at Irrewarra

    A Colac district fire captain has praised local brigades and helicopter support for controlling an Irrewarra grass fire.

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  • Faulty equipment starts blaze

    Faulty farm machinery is to blame for more than a hectare of paddock going up in flames at Bambra.

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  • Rapid CFA response contains Otways fire

    A rapid response from CFA crews helped contain a bushfire that broke out at Kawarren on Saturday.

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  • Otways blaze still burning

    An Otways blaze west of Lavers Hill remains out of control, after almost five days of burning.

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  • Sofa lit on second storey

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

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