Articles tagged: SES
Crews respond to fallen horse rider
Colac and district emergency service crews have worked together to assist a fallen injured horse rider in the Otways.
Colac treadmill rescue
Colac SES unit controller Steve Tevelein says the unit has been paged to a series of unusual incidents in recent months, following an incident with a treadmill on the weekend.
Chopper called to the rescue
A woman has been winched to safety in the second beach rescue off the Otways coast in a matter of weeks.
Man trapped, airlifted with broken leg
A Larpent CFA volunteer was lucky to escape with only a broken leg when the portable house he was moving collapsed on him.
District dodges worst damage
Wild winds across south-west Victoria and beyond saw weather records broken this week, as SES crews attended to fallen trees and debris.
Wild winds top chart, keep rescue crews busy
South-west Victoria’s storm season is far from over, with Colac’s wind gusts across the past week matching the top wind speed for the entire year.
District dodges wind wrath
Colac and district has escaped extensive damage following wild winds in recent days.
No injuries sustained in emergency incidents
A mechanical fault is to blame for a vehicle fire on the side of Colac-Ballarat Road on Wednesday morning.
Record year for Colac fireys
Colac’s fire brigade has completed its busiest year on record with more than 300 callouts, with one young firefighter responding to about 90 per cent of incidents.
Otway and coastal crews respond to wild weather
Wild weather has seen plenty of trees blown over in the region, with emergency services receiving several non-emergency callouts from last weekend onward.
Crew clears fallen tree, reminder for caution
Colac SES workers have attended to a huge gum tree blocking the road.
Wind gusts topple trees
SES officials across the district have urged the community to take extra care during periods of high winds.
Truck supports Otway terrain
Otways emergency service crews will be among the first to receive new vehicles under a statewide rolling fleet replacement.
SES reminder for maintenance
Although the district received a good drenching of rain in recent days, Colac SES has experienced a relatively quiet long weekend.
Show’s big fundraising success
The third annual Land Transport Colac Truck and Ute Show has raised more than $30,000 in vital funds for local emergency service groups CFA and SES.
Truck and ute show fundraiser returns
This weekend’s Land Transport Colac Truck and Ute Show is set to be “a day for everyone”.
Crews busy as winds hit district
From gale-force winds to high heat, lots of lightning and buckets of rain – Colac and district has had it all in recent days.
STAY SAFE: Celebrate safely and arrive alive
They’re our rescuers, responders, healers and volunteer helpers—and they’re all the more reason to take care this Christmas.
Nurse recovers after ‘freak’ crash
An Apollo Bay nurse injured in a freak car accident two weeks ago has had surgery and is recovering in Melbourne.
Community wrapping around road crash responders
It has been a horror few weeks for road trauma in Colac and district, including six serious crashes in six days.
SAFETY PLEA: Drivers risking lives on Colac district roads
Emergency service workers are pleading with the public to drive safely after four serious crashes and five drivers caught travelling up to 174 kilometres an hour on Colac district roads.
Severe weather impacts district roads
Motorists are being warned to take care this week, with branches and debris likely to remain strewn across district roads after wild weather conditions.
Rescue from chilly dam
Emergency services have rescued a man and his dog after they got trapped in a dam near Birregurra.
SES crew share passion for Colac
Friendships, new skills and fun are what Colac SES volunteers love about their work, which the Colac district community would be lost without.
