Firefighting

  • No funding for fire refuges

    THE Otways will head into the coming fire season without plans for neighbourhood safer places because of a $2.8-million funding gap.

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  • Cuts will hit district firefighters

    A FIREFIGHTERS’ union says budget cuts to the Country Fire Authority will put pressure on Colac volunteers.

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  • Witness saw sparks before fire

    A WITNESS has claimed she saw sparks coming from powerlines before the start of Colac district’s Black Saturday bushfire.

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  • 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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