Firefighting

  • Fire sparks chemical and asbestos scare

    CHEMICALS and an asbestos scare sparked caution as fire crews tackled a blaze which destroyed a hothouse at Gellibrand.

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  • Court will broadcast bushfire case

    THE Supreme Court will broadcast the first day of a Colac district bushfire court case live on the web.

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  • Fire guts holiday home

    A COLAC man says he is devastated after fire gutted his family’s holiday home.

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  • Black Saturday class action going to trial

    A COLAC district Black Saturday class action will go to trial against a power distributor after an attempt to resolve the dispute failed.

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  • Assault during house fire

    POLICE have charged a teenager after an assault in central Colac at the scene of a house fire.

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  • Lucky escape in house fire

    AUTHORITIES say a man and woman are lucky to be alive after fire ripped through a Colac home causing almost $150,000 damage.

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  • Firefighters reunite at celebrations

    COLAC firefighters took advantage of the Colac Urban Fire Brigade’s 125th anniversary celebrations to catch up with past and present volunteers.

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  • Firemen welcome Fiskville report

    COLAC district firefighter Mark Billing wonders what chemical exposure he might have suffered at a Country Fire Authority training centre.

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