Fire

  • 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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  • Fire crews save Birregurra house and shed

    Colac district fire crews saved a house and shed from a blaze which started as an unattended burnoff on a property near Birregurra on Saturday.

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  • Long weekend for local crews

    Emergency services have had a busy long weekend clearing trees along the Great Ocean Road and fighting fires at Stonyford, all in the sweltering heat.

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  • Early fire season expected

    South-west Victorians can expect a drier and warmer spring this year, with a high chance of an earlier start to the fire season.

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  • Man faces arson charges after Beeac fire

    Police have charged a man over alleged arson of a Beeac home earlier this month.

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  • Police investigating fatal house fire at Apollo Bay

    A man has died in a house fire at Apollo Bay overnight.

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