Tag: Country Fire Service
Bushfire air support
WITH two fire bombing aircraft stationed at Mount Gambier's airport for the duration of the fire danger season, South East residents can rest assured...
Fire leaves $2m damage bill
EMERGENCY Services Minister Chris Picton has praised the mateship and community spirit shown in the wake of the devastating Sherwood bushfires as he toured the scorched region last week[...]
Phone coverage push
MEMBER for Barker Tony Pasin will push for improved mobile phone coverage in rural areas after residents of bushfire affected Sherwood area complained about...
Brave volunteers praised for fighting fierce blaze
COUNTRY Fire Service (CFS) firefighters from across the Upper South East and beyond have been applauded for their courage shown to contain a devastating bushfire, which destroyed four houses in Sherwood on Saturday. [...]
Blaze at Tantanoola during catastrophic fire danger
COUNTRY Fire Service volunteers promptly extinguished a small grass fire on the outskirts of Tantanoola at 4.20am on Saturday during catastrophic fire danger across the Lower South East[...]
Motorcylce lost in accidental shed fire
A PORT MacDonnell man has lost a Harley Davidson motorcycle after an accidental fire started in his shed, causing around $60,000 worth of damage yesterday morning. [...]
Freak tornado wreaks havoc
A TORNADO dismantled a shed and launched hay bales across paddocks as wild weather hit parts of the Lower South East on Thursday.
A spokesperson...
Fire crews on alert
WITH a wet winter producing large fuel loads across the Limestone Coast, Country Fire Service crews in the region are on high alert with...
Shed destroyed by fire
A BLAZE which completely destroyed a shed at Pelican Point on Thursday evening has been deemed not suspicious, despite fire investigators being unable to...
Mystery surrounding torched vehicle
POLICE are investigating a car fire on Saturday evening which left a vehicle completely burnt out in a paddock on Carpenter Rocks Road near...
Courting disaster – Fire danger season heats up
SOUTH East district residents have been urged to finalise bushfire measures as the mercury soared to 36 degrees yesterday.
While parts of the region are...
Tractor gutted by fire near Tantanoola
A MECHANICAL fault is understood to have caused a tractor to catch alight at Tantanoola yesterday afternoon.
Emergency services personnel were called to the sealed...
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New era for Hawke House
A new era has been heralded at Bordertown's Hawke House, with the site now open for accommodation.
After purchasing the property in 2019 and...
