Fire

  • Fire continues to smoulder after seven days

    A fire continues to smoulder at Tandarook west of Colac, a week after it started from lightning.

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  • Airlift plan to stop blaze

    Fire authorities might need to airlift firefighting equipment into an inaccessible fire west of Colac, as they attempt to prevent future flare-ups.

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  • Blaze is difficult to reach

    Firefighters have battled for the past two days to contain a slow-moving grass fire in inaccessible country west of Colac.

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  • Play it safe around campfires this summer

    Authorities are urging campers to play it safe when it comes to using campfires, barbecues and recreational fires this summer.

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  • Lightning sparks district fires

    Rain and the fast action of firefighters has helped quickly extinguish a series lightning-sparked fires in the Colac district.

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  • Police seek fire insight

    Police have again appealed for witnesses following a suspicious garage fire in Colac this week.

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  • Air support needed to suppress blaze

    Inaccessible country hampered efforts to contain a small grass and scrub fire west of Colac this week.

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  • Brigades face district blaze

    Fire crews were yesterday battling a small grass fire south-east of Camperdown.

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