CFA members concerned ahead of summer fire season
By Lauren DuffyA group of more than 70 members from across Country Fire Authority, CFA, District 12 have raised concerns about a lack of operational volunteers, limited training opportunities, ageing equipment, and increasing fuel...
Emergency services swing in to help girl stuck in playground equipment
More than 20 emergency service personnel swung by a playground in Seymour earlier this month to cut a young girl free from equipment after she became stuck.Twelve-year-old Shaeedyn was having fun at her local...
Reception hours reduced at Epping police station
Epping police station is among 43 across Victoria to temporarily reduce its reception counter hours.Epping, a 24-hour station, will have a revised classification of ‘all hour response, reception eight hours a day’ as part...
Fire danger periods commence
FIRE restrictions have been announced for parts of Victoria as authorities prepare for a hotter and drier summer than in recent years.From 1am on Monday, November 27, the declared fire danger period, FDP, will...
Roads in ruin: Community cries for change
Featured series by Max DaviesROADS in the region have reached a crisis point – major routes are pockmarked with holes, surfaces are deteriorating and crumbling, and motorists are forced to dodge and weave their...
Seymour’s roads in ‘dire straits’
Featured series by Max DaviesSeymour’s roads are in ‘dire straits’ according to Member for Euroa Annabelle Cleeland, after copping the worst hit in Mitchell during last year’s floods.Roads such as Seymour-Tooborac Road, Avenel-Seymour Road,...
Questions raised in the Macedon Ranges over delay in fixing roads
Featured series by Max DaviesLancefield and Romsey in the Macedon Ranges Shire have both suffered from a lack of funding, leaving roads with semi-permanent reduced speed limits.The Kilmore-Lancefield Road, managed by the Department of...
Victorian support for Queensland bushfires
More than 200 emergency management personnel were deployed to Queensland last week to support their bushfire response.Incident management teams consisting of public information, planning, intelligence and logistics officers will work closely with local crews...
Authorities prepare for an early fire season
Authorities are busy preparing for the upcoming bushfire season which may start earlier than anticipated, as planned burns and mechanical works are set to get underway.The Bureau of Meteorology has declared a combined El...
CFA is ready for fire season – but are you?
By Jason Heffernan, CFA chief officerVictoria is expecting a warmer spring and an earlier start to the fire season this year and we’re asking those living in high-risk areas to take action to prepare...