Firefighting

  • RED HOT EVENT: Firefighters flock to Colac for Victorian titles

    ABOUT 3000 people will flock to Colac this weekend when the city hosts the state’s annual rural firefighting championships.

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  • Birregurra loses home ground

    BIRREGURRA Cricket Club will play away from its home ground for the rest of the Colac and district cricket season.

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  • Tourism returns to fire-affected towns

    WYE General Store’s manager says the re-opening of the Great Ocean Road has helped trading and getting residents back on their feet.

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  • Lorne swim to go ahead despite fire threat

    LORNE Pier to Pub officials are confident the famous ocean swim will go ahead next Saturday despite a constant fire threat surrounding the coastal town.

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  • 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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  • 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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