Posts in Category: Emergency services
Career change lures Glenn from mountain
A THIRST to learn and a dedication to achieve a mature age career change was enough for Wangaratta employee Glen McIlroy to graduate as a…
GOOD TO BE HOME
WANGARATTA teenager Eliza Lewis is on the road to recovery after a horror water skiing accident over the Christmas break saw her spend more than…
Fire danger still present
THE swift change in weather over the weekend has provided Wangaratta with lightning, heavy downfalls and strong winds but Country Fire Authority District 23 reminded…
SES wants your flash flood feedback
IF the recent flash flooding on December 13 affected you, Victoria State Emergency Service (VICSES) would like to hear from you at an information gathering…
CFA ready to tackle a long hot weekend
COUNTRY Fire Authority (CFA) urged the local community and holidaymakers in the region to stay vigilant today and the Australia Day long weekend.
Fresh warning on leaving kids in cars
PARAMEDICS responded to 60 callouts of people ‘locked in vehicles’ in the year to August 31 across Hume, a figure authorities are looking to see…
Prepared for the worst as fire threat ramps up
LOCAL firefighters will remain in a state of full preparedness until at least Friday evening as the current heatwave continues.
REGION ROAD DEATHS DOWN
DESPITE an almost 50 per cent drop in road fatalities in the Wangaratta police region for 2018 there was no room for complacency according to…
Local firefighters help control neighbouring blaze
DISTRICT 23 firefighters assisted with a blaze in the neighbouring Strathbogie Shire during last Friday’s 40C plus degree heat that could have been far worse…
STORM DAMAGES
THE impact from last Thursday’s torrential storm is expected to be far more worse and wide-spread than that suffered during recent riverine floods event across…
OUR HEROES
FIVE Wangaratta Football Club members were named ‘community heroes’ in Melbourne yesterday, 14 months after saving the life of local sporting legend Barry Grant.
Head to Head walk hits healthy target
AFTER a gruelling 23 days to raise more than $500,000 for police veterans, Victoria Police and The Police Association of Victoria took the final steps…