Firefighting
Praise for ‘angel’ firefighters
FIREFIGHTERS who helped save Birrregurra’s historic Mooleric homestead from a 250-hectare fire this week are “angels”, the homestead’s manager says.
School becomes fire hazard
A COLAC woman says authorities’ neglect of former Colac High School buildings could create a fire hazard.
Pregnant mum flees fire
A 38-WEEKS pregnant former Colac district woman feared she would go into labour as she prepared to flee raging fires.
Fire crews prevent disaster
CONSTANT firefighting work has stopped a blaze from sweeping into the Otways, despite Victoria experiencing “the most significant and challenging fire weather since Black Saturday”.
Cinders the koala survives fire
A YOUNG koala with burnt feet and hands has earned the name Cinders from her rescuers after surviving the district’s Stonyford fire.
Firefighters save houses
MORE than 250 firefighters, 35 trucks and three helicopters have stopped a fast-moving fire from destroying Colac district homes.
Total fire ban today
THE Country Fire Authority has declared today a day of total fire ban for Colac and district.
Tourists escape bus blaze
A QUICK-THINKING bus driver evacuated his coach before a fire gutted the bus and sparked a grassfire on the Princes Highway.
