Posts in Category: Emergency services
MAN KILLED BY PET DEER
A FAMILY has been devastated after a tragic pet deer attack left a man dead and his wife in a critical condition at their Moyhu…
South Wangaratta show off new fire tanker after a 25-year wait
IT’S been a patient wait for South Wangaratta Fire Brigade to receive a new tanker, but after more than 25 years they were able to…
SES base build next year
WORK is expected to start early next year on construction of Wangaratta’s new Victoria State Emergency Service base.
Fire Danger Period likely to stay in force to Easter
THE Fire Danger Period will last a little longer despite cooler conditions across the North East, with Country Fire Authority (CFA) having deemed the current…
CFA in the nick of time
WANGARATTA Fire Brigade has posted positive emergency response time results, surpassing its community service delivery standards for the final quarter of 2018, according to Country…
Nature’s light show sparks sporadic fires across region
THE booming storm which occurred early Friday morning put Country Fire Authority (CFA) District 23 on high alert as tree fires were expected to ignite…
Firefighters keep battling suspicious fire
FIREFIGHTERS have been left frustrated as they continued to battle the sweeping Rose River bushfire near Dandongadale, which police believed was deliberately lit.
Driver of rolled military vehicle in critical condition
A DRYSDALE man has sustained serious, life-threatening injuries following a collision between a B-double prime mover and an historic amphibious army vehicle on the Hume…
HIKERS FOUND
THE four day search is over for missing hikers Trevor Salvado (60) and Jacinta Bohan (59) after they were located by people aboard a TAFE…
Mount Buffalo hikers found safe and well
Missing hikers Trevor Salvado and Jacinta Bohan have been located safe and well at Buffalo River on Tuesday morning.
Couple missing at Mt Buffalo
POLICE are appealing for public assistance to help locate missing Essendon couple Trevor Salvado and Jacinda Bohan (pictured), who were last seen in Bright on…
TRAGIC BLAZE
A 76 year old man has died after his Dixon Street home caught fire on Wednesday morning.