Tag: bushfire

Aerial fire crews tap into mill resource

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

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...

Livestock feed destroyed in fire

Country Fire Service firefighters were called to extinguish a haystack fire near Tantanoola last week.
On Wednesday evening emergency services were alerted to smoke from...

Fire at Mount Benson

The CFS is responding to a bushfire in Mount Benson near Robe. Approximately 35 CFS volunteer firefighters on 10 CFS trucks are currently working on...

Region bushfire ready

Asuccessful bushfire information evening for women was held recently when 25 women attended from Penola, Coonawarra and other parts of the Limestone Coast.
The evening...

Destroyed church last building standing

The fire-ravaged former Avenue church and school remains a forlorn site almost three years after it was almost totally destroyed by fire. The 120-year-old stone...

Call out for volunteers

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...

CFS volunteer shortage emergency

The Beachport CFS is in danger of losing its fire appliance unless it can attract additional volunteers. Brigade captain Shaun Uotila has taken to social...

SA ‘bushfire ready’

The State Government and the state’s top emergency services leaders have met as the state prepares to face a hotter, drier bushfire season, with...

Shire helps get summer ready

Disposing of green waste including lawn clippings, branches, weeds and overgrown vegetation in Glenelg Shire will become temporarily free as part of summer fire...

Bushfire awareness call

Three community groups at Glencoe are joining together for a bushfire awareness and information session on the evening of October 23. The night is being...

Summer preparation key

Ahead of this year’s summer bushfire season, Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) has created a new resource to help livestock producers prepare and recover. The...

Farmers urged to reach out

Rural Aid encourages farmer registrations as El Nino is declared Australia’s most trusted rural charity is encouraging farmers to reach out for assistance as the...

CFS crew turns up the heat

Compton Country Fire Service (CFS) volunteers recently took a step up for the Melbourne Firefighter Stair Climb raising a personal record of over $19,000...

Emergency service call

An appeal by Robe Mayor Lisa Ruffell for additional volunteers for the local CFS and SA Ambulance Service has been heeded by at least...