Tag: blaze

Fires engulf homes

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Two homes have been destroyed by fire in the last few days, devastating two local families.
Fire caused $130,000 damage to a home in Tarpeena...

Call out for volunteers

Bri Robinson -
As South Australia prepares for the 2023-24 fire danger season, Country Fire Service brigades including at Nangwarry are in need of volunteer firefighters. In readiness...

Doctors head to coast

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Doctors will again be consulting at Beachport after a break of almost eight months. Senior doctors from the Medical Clinic Millicent will be on duty...

Fire alarm raised

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Providing Mount Gambier with a Metropolitan Fire Service that operates 24/7 and with a working first response fire unit will be discussed at City...

City blaze claims life

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Aman has died in a house fire in Mount Gambier on Sunday morning. Emergency services were called to a home in McIntosh Street just before...

Catastrophic fire memories shared

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Amotion was moved in State Parliament last week to recognise the 40th anniversary of the catastrophic Ash Wednesday fires which devastated the South East. The...

Ash Wednesday ‘40 Years On’

Ebony Raymond -
The horrors of the Ash Wednesday bushfires were recalled last week, as people from across the region gathered to mark the 40th anniversary of...

Koorine home engulfed in flames

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Fire has caused an estimated $250,000 damage to a home 30km northwest of Mount Gambier. Fire crews were called to a structure fire on Kangaroo...

Shed fires spark safety warning

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Shed and garage fires have cost South Australian householders close to $7m in damages over the 2021-22 financial year, prompting a safety warning from...

House damaged by blaze

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Country Fire Service volunteers were called to a house fire at Wepar on Sunday afternoon. Just after 2pm CFS crews were called to a structure...

Further access granted to Crater Lakes precinct

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Mount Gambier City Council last week re-opened a section of the Sugarloaf, enabling users to access the area between Potters Point and the Punchbowl...

Police investigate suspicious blazes

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Police are continuing to investigate suspicious fires in the Mount Gambier area. The latest fire started in grassland on Fairbanks Road at Glenburnie on Monday...

Bistro tees up fire service funds

Ebony Raymond -
The Blue Lake Bar and Bistro hosted a ‘Day on the Greens’ event on Sunday to raise money for volunteer CFS brigades who saved...

CFS crews called to blazes across region

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Ashed was destroyed in a fire at Rocky Camp, near Millicent, yesterday. CFS volunteer firefighters and a bulk water carrier, supported by Forestry SA crews,...

Community members urged to remain alert as injured wildlife emerge from lakes firegrounds

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The Crater Lakes fire was a scary time for wildlife in the area, with the tranquil area they call home instead filled with smoke,...