State Emergency Services
Volunteer’s extra miles earn a council gong
A young SES volunteer has received a Surf Coast Shire Youth Award for his dedication to the community and desire to help.
Funding for SES equipment
State Emergency Service units at Camperdown and Cobden have received funding for rescue safety equipment.
State funding for fire tankers and rescue boats
Colac and district emergency services will have new fire tankers, rescue boats, equipment and renovations thanks to State Government funding.
Campers’ cars caught in flood
Campers were unable to move their cars in time as rising floodwater inundated a car park at Cumberland River this week.
Search finds stolen items
Colac police and State Emergency Service volunteers have found stolen items at Lake Colac believed to be burgled from a Colac home earlier this month.
Call-out numbers surprise SES unit controller
Colac and district’s State Emergency Services volunteers are relieved that they only had to attend five incidents after severe weather and strong winds hit the region.