Tag: country fire service

Crater Lakes area to remain closed

Fire affected areas of the Crater Lakes precinct could remain closed for at least another two weeks. This was highlighted by Mount Gambier City Council...

Police investigate suspicious blazes

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

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

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,...

Backburn operation saves club

The Blue Lake Golf Course was saved during the Crater Lakes fire last Tuesday thanks to CFS and MFS fire crews who worked hard...

Black Hawk eye in the sky

The two ex-military Black Hawk helicopters used to fight the Crater Lakes fire are the first to make their way onto the Australian Register. The...

City mountain bike trails blazed

The Mount Gambier Mountain Bike Club has had its trails blazed in a different way, being one of many impacted by last week’s Crater...

Aerotech water bombers put into action

During the recent Crater Lakes fire, Mount Gambier residents got the chance to see first-hand the important work Aerotech fire bomber pilots perform. The bombers...

Rendelsham siblings help battle blaze

The Mount Gambier Crater Lakes blaze last week was fought by hundreds of emergency services personnel including a rare brother-and-sister pairing of volunteer firefighters...

Blaze sparks concerns

Residents surrounding the Valley Lakes precinct have expressed ongoing concerns regarding the fire fuel build up in the area following the Crater Lakes blaze...

Lakes area to remain closed

The Crater Lakes area will remain closed to ensure public safety in coming days while the precinct undergoes damage and hazard assessment. This follows the...

Police continue fire investigation

Police are continuing their investigation into last week’s Crater Lakes fire at Mount Gambier, with no suspects yet identified in relation to the suspicious...

Tree-change sparks debate

Tensions flared when the fate of towering 80-year-old trees in the Mount Burr township was discussed at the January monthly meeting of Wattle Range...

Tributes flow for firefighter

Country Fire Service volunteers are mourning the loss of a fellow volunteer who died while fighting a fire near Lucindale on Friday. Louise Hincks, 44,...