Fire

  • 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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  • Police investigate Beeac house blaze

    Police are investigating a suspicious fire that destroyed a Beeac house.

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  • Weather conditions ensure smoke will linger

    The easing of fire restrictions and cool autumn weather means people can expect to see a host of burnoffs and smoke across the Colac district, including private and public burns.

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  • Two hospitalised after Larpent tractor ignites

    Firefighters have extinguished a tractor fire that caught alight while sowing grass seeds west of Colac.

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