Tag: emergency
Sale underwater
Just days after out-of-control fires ripped through bushland, threatening homes and lives, flood waters inundated the region.
Tinamba, Tinamba West, Newry, Mewburn Park, Bellbird Corner,...
Many shelter at the GRSC amid fires
As bushfires in Loch Sport and Briagolong wreaked havoc, threatening homes and lives, local authorities established an Emergency Relief Centre (ERC)at the Gippsland Regional...
Two extremes
By Stefan Bradley, Zoe Askew, Ben McArthur and Liam Durkin
There was no let-off for Wellington Shire residents this week, as both ends of extreme...
From bushfires to flash floods
There wasn't much sleep for Briagolong and surrounding township residents on Monday night, nor was there much darkness.
No monsters were hiding in the unending...
Victorians can expect a drier and warmer spring
THE latest Seasonal Bushfire Outlook for spring suggests that Victorians can expect a drier and warmer spring, with a high chance of an earlier...
Gas leak prompts CFA presence
FIRE crews were on the scene at the United petrol station north of Sale on Friday, August 4, responding to a gas leak.
It is...
First all-Indigenous crew becomes an official CFA brigade
LAKE Tyers Aboriginal Trust (LTAT) station will officially become a CFA brigade in its own right following representation from the dedicated community who've protected...
Celebrating 80 years of Heyfield service
LOCALS are being invited to Heyfield this Sunday, July 9 as the town celebrates the 80th anniversary of its Ambulance Victoria branch.
Incumbent Team Manager...
New ambulance station for Yarram
YARRAM is one step closer to having a new ambulance station, after Wellington Shire Council approved the sale of land to the state government.
Councillors...
Emergency Management Commissioner to retire
EMERGENCY Management Commissioner Andrew Crisp AM APM has advised the state government that he intends to retire at the conclusion of his five-year term,...
Victoria’s fire season comes to a close
FINAL fire restrictions in Victoria were lifted last Monday, April 24, marking the end of Victoria's fire season.
According to the Country Fire Authority (CFA),...
Better protection, locally made for volunteer firefighters
CFA volunteers across Victoria will get new, locally made uniforms that provide better protection from heat thanks to investment from the state government.
Minister for...