Fire

  • Crashes and fire in region

    Crashes and dangerous fire behaviour have kept emergency services occupied in Colac at the weekend.

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  • Forest burnoff in district

    Forest Fire Management Victoria ignited a 27-hectare forest burnoff near Gellibrand at the weekend.

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  • Bushfire danger at normal levels, outlook says

    District fire authorities are monitoring the season for fire risks, with a recent report revealing normal fire potential for Colac from now until September. 

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  • Cause of fire unkown

    A bushfire near Colac this week has proven that fire risks remain even in winter, authorities say.

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  • Even electric heaters can be a fire hazard

    All types of heater – wood, gas and electric – pose preventable fire risks in winter, a leading firefighter says.

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  • Don’t let working from home be a fire hazard

    The Country Fire Authority has warned Colac and district people to avoid creating fire hazards if working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  • Fire season ends Monday, but take care with burns

    People can expect to see burnoffs and smoke when the fire danger period ends on Monday across the Colac Otway and Corangamite shires.

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  • Focus turns to mulching as Otways get wetter

    Firefighters have stepped up mulching to reduce fire fuels in the Otways, after wet autumn weather made burnoffs harder.

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