Firefighting

  • 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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  • Farm returns to normal after fires

    COLAC district dairy farmers say their farm is finally looking like it did before a Black Saturday bushfire destroyed their pasture.

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  • $10-million win for fire victims

    VICTIMS of a Colac district Black Saturday bushfire will share in about $10 million of compensation.

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  • Firefighter flies in for duty

    A COLAC-BASED firefighting helicopter can dump at least 3000 litres of water on a fire in one drop.

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  • Summer scorcher causes three fires

    FIREFIGHTERS and good timing have stopped a 130-hectare fire from damaging a Colac district home.

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  • Temperature to hit 38 degrees in Colac

    COLAC and district residents are facing their first day of heightened-bushfire risk this fire season.

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  • Storm reduces fire risk

    A THUNDERSTORM across Colac district has provided a short reprieve for firefighters, with hot weather on the way.

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  • Police warn Lorne schoolies

    LORNE police hope a series of crimes involving early Schoolies Week revellers won’t be a sign of things to come.

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