Tag: emergency services

Fire risk crackdown

South Australia Police are committed to preventing deliberate, reckless or negligent lit fires in the Limestone Coast this fire danger season and will be...

Man arrested over Millicent stabbing

Alocal man was taken into police custody after an alleged stabbing at Millicent on Saturday morning. Emergency services were called to a business premises in...

200kg cannon 
theft mystery

Police are investigating the theft and subsequent recovery of an historic cannon from Dingley Dell Conservation Park, near Port MacDonnell. Police said between September 22...

Stabbing charges laid

A man has been arrested following a stabbing incident at Naracoorte early on Sunday morning. Police received a number of reports of two groups of...

Travellers stay safe on roads

Local police have praised road users in the Limestone Coast over the long weekend. Limestone Coast Local Service Area’s Inspector Karmen Conway said it was...

CFS leadership set

Penola’s Fred Stent has been re-elected unopposed for a further two years as the group officer of Wattle Range Country Fire Service Group. Mr Stent...

Technology improves firefighter safety

Game-changing track-and-trace technology will revolutionise bushfire fighting in South Australia this summer with the rollout of Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) equipment, enhancing fireground safety...

CFS group officer re-appointed

Penola’s Fred Stent has been re-elected unopposed for a further two years as the group officer of Wattle Range Country Fire Service Group. Mr Stent...

Shed fires become hot issue

Over the last three years shed and garage fires have cost South Australian householders over $6m in damages anually, prompting a Metropolitan Fire Service...

Air tanker on fire standby

A large air tanker will be based in Australia on year-round standby for aerial assaults on bushfires across the country following a $4m boost...

Familiar name back at Millicent Police Station

Regular functions have recently resumed at the Millicent Police Station following the appointment of Millicent resident Vicki Noll to the civilian position of administration...

Country police positions filled

The selection process to fill the vacancy at Beachport police station has been completed with Brevet Sergeant Rob Swift now in residence at the...

Drivers caught out on beaches

The driver of a four-wheel drive escaped injury after it rolled over on an unsealed track in Canunda National Park just before 4pm last...

Fridge blamed for shed fire

Ashed fire caused more than $60,000 in damage at Compton on Friday evening. CFS crews were called to the residential shed fire on Cafpirco Road...

Tax time brings surge in attempted scam calls

Police are warning people to beware as tax scams are on the rise. A SAPOL spokesperson said there were many variations to the scam. “It normally...