Tag: bushfire

Pine protection

SE Voice -
​More than 334,000 hectares of forest plantations in the Green Triangle will soon be better protected by water bombers from bushfire, with a new...

Approaching warm weather not all good news for Limestone Coast

SE Voice -
Forecast hotter and drier conditions throughout spring have prompted authorities to bring forward the start of the 2024/25 Fire Danger Season in the South...

CFS crew reaches new heights

SE Voice -
The Compton CFS Brigade has smashed their goal of raising $30,000 and in doing so was the highest fundraising team for the Melbourne Firefighter...

Early bushfire alarm raised

SE Voice -
An early warning has been issued for increased fire risk for the Lower South East during spring, according to the Australasian Fire and Emergency...

Weather records rewritten across state after hot and dry end to winter

SE Voice -
It was an unseasonably hot and dry August for the South East as the state recorded the warmest August on record (since 1910), with...

Former deputy in hot seat of new CFS group

SE Voice -
The Wattle Range Country Fire Service Group will split in two this month and have one new group officer and one veteran leader at...

Rural fire response improved

SE Voice -
The Mil Lel CFS brigade will receive a new fire truck with improved equipment as part of a campaign to boost the CFS’ response...

Oil fire contained

SE Voice -
Fire caused an estimated $100,000 damage to a home in Yahl on Sunday.
Emergency services crews were called to the property at 5.15pm.
Ten CFS volunteers...

Hardship support to continue

SE Voice -
The State Government has announced it will provide $4.4m over the forward estimates to continue support for regional South Australians experiencing hardship.
Through the Family...

Bushfire risk remains despite end of official danger season

SE Voice -
The South Australian Country Fire Service (CFS) is urging the South East communities to remain vigilant after the Fire Danger Season ends, as dry...

Keilira community hub opens

SE Voice -
The Keilira community has celebrated the completion of a new community precinct in the wake of the 2019/20 Black Summer bushfires.
The development received $265,000...

Fire season extended

SE Voice -
The SA Country Fire Service has officially extended the 2023/24 Fire Danger Season for another two weeks for the Lower South East.
The Lower South...

Residents get fire ready

SE Voice -
Another fire ready workshop will be held in Penola this month, after last year’s event was a flaming success.
Last year’s workshop for women proved...

Aerial fire crews tap into mill resource

SE Voice -
Tests have shown that Black Hawk helicopters can suck 4000 litres of water from the secondary treatment ponds at the Kimberly-Clark Australia (KCA) Millicent...

Disaster relief funds awarded

SE Voice -
Grant District Council has been awarded a Disaster Ready Fund (DRF) grant of $202,000 to replace the critical firefighting infrastructure used to fill water...