Firefighting

  • Gas leak causes explosion

    A GAS leak and explosion have frightened a house full of people in Colac.

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  • Fire at Colac timber mill

    MORE than 20 firefighters and a specialist Geelong fire unit took two hours to control a blaze at a Colac timber mill.

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  • Today is a day of total fire ban

    THE Country Fire Authority has declared today a total fire ban day for Colac and district.

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  • Vulnerable coast misses out on bushfire warnings

    A WYE RIVER man fears a lack of mobile internet coverage could leave the coastal hamlet vulnerable in a bushfire emergency.

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  • Stay vigilant today during total fire ban

    COLAC district fire authorities are reminding people to be vigilant, with the mercury set to hit 34 degrees today.

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  • Authorities prepare for extreme fire risk

    COLAC and district emergency services are preparing for “possibly the worst” fire danger since Black Saturday in 2009.

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  • ‘Invaluable’ helicopter fights grassfire

    FIRE crews relied on an aerial attack to fight an inaccessible grassfire west of Colac this week.

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  • Health warning as temperature heads towards 40 degrees

    COLAC and district is in for a heatwave in the next two days, with authorities issuing health and fire warnings.

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