Fire

  • Total fire ban for Saturday

    Colac and district will have a total fire ban tomorrow, with warm weather and strong winds.

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  • Crew stops stump fire close to Meredith Park

    Firefighters have extinguished a fire in a tree stump near Meredith Park on Lake Colac’s northern bank, as hundreds of people camped nearby.

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  • Man, 25, arrested after Winch arson

    A Winchelsea man will face court in connection to a fire that gutted a house in the town and damaged a neighbouring home.

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  • Fire risk vigilance reminder

    Vegetation remains dry across south-west Victoria despite recent rain and cooler weather, meaning people need to remain vigilant around fire.

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  • Call for fire bunkers next to busy roads

    Otways resident Peter Bell has called for the construction of strategically placed fire bunkers and refuges along main roads in the Otways.

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  • Grass fire starts at Alvie electricity pole

    A fire underneath a power pole at Alvie this week was likely due to a fault in power infrastructure.

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  • Camperdown blaze controlled

    Eleven firefighting units banded together to help put out a fire near Camperdown.

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  • Summer campfire warning

    Fire authorities have warned of the risk of campfires heading into the Australia Day long weekend.

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