State Emergency Services

  • Birregurra is bracing for more wet times

    Emergency crews and Birregurra community members have worked together to help the town “bounce back”, after a downpour left the town flooded, damaging homes and leaving residents stranded due to road closures.

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  • Damaging storm sweeps city

    Road closures, floods, landslides and suspended trains – Colac and district has seen it all thanks to a damaging storm that swept Victoria.

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  • Storm topples district trees

    Thunderstorms have caused falling trees and floods across Colac and district.

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  • SES trucks off the road

    Colac and Winchelsea’s SES heavy rescue trucks are off the road, after a statewide recall of about 70 vehicles.

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  • Fallen tree is a labour pain

    An expectant mum heavily in labour had a rough drive to hospital in Colac, with a tree blocking the road.

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  • SES busy as trees fall down

    Strong winds toppled trees across Otways roads this week, but there was no reported damage to buildings.

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  • Tree cleared from road

    Emergency crews have worked this week to remove a fallen tree that blocked traffic on the Colac-Forrest Road.

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  • Flat battery leaves two boaters stranded

    Colac’s SES crew jumped to action to rescue two boaters stranded in Lake Colac.

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