Fire

  • 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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  • Otway community’s darkest Christmas

    THE BLAZE which destroyed 116 homes on Christmas Day is “still a big fire with a lot of potential”, a top firefighter has warned.

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  • Community unites to help evacuated people

    Apollo Bay and coastal communities for banded together to help people evacuated during the Christmas Day fires.

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  • Family overwhelmed by generous support

    A COLAC district family who lost all their belongings in a house fire is looking forward to Christmas, thanks to “overwhelming” community support.

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  • 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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  • Lightning sparks fires in remote Otway bush

    FIREFIGHTING aircraft spent the weekend water bombing blazes in the Great Otway National Park near Lorne with government fire crews remaining on alert yesterday.

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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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  • Parched spring sparks concern

    FIREFIGHTERS have fought almost 50 grass and scrub fires in Colac and district since September as the Otways had their driest spring on record.

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