Firefighting

  • Residents want fire compensation guarantee

    COLAC district residents are demanding a guarantee of compensation after the State Government dismissed calls to cancel a planned burnoff.

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  • Fire hero followed his instincts

    A COLAC man followed his “gut instinct” when he rushed to put out a fire at a Colac petrol station.

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  • Residents want bushfire answers

    OTWAYS residents’ confusion over bushfire plans has prompted a “spur of the moment” meeting on the lawn of Colac’s arts centre.

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  • Police have firebugs under scrutiny

    COLAC detectives say they have their eyes on the district’s firebugs.

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  • Arson suspected in Colac district bushfires

    FIREFIGHTERS fear arsonists were responsible for two bushfires which burnt out of control at Irrewillipe, south west of Colac.

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  • Bushfire controlled at Irrewillipe

    UPDATE: FIREFIGHTERS spent last night controlling a bushfire which burnt out of conrol at Irrewillipe, south west of Colac.

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  • Total fire ban means total fire ban

    COLAC district firefighters have repeated total fire ban warnings after a fire on a Great Ocean Road beach.

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  • Officials discuss Otways fire refuges

    THE NEXT 12 months could determine whether Colac district towns will have fire refuges.

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