Posts in Category: Emergency services
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…
Fire Danger Period to start
WITH the Fire Danger Period confirmed to begin on October 29, the CFA is urging the public to be prepared for the season and aware…
It’s a suspicious blaze
A SUSPICIOUS fire, which engulfed and damaged the western corner of a wooden building at the Wangaratta Showgrounds on Sunday evening, is continuing to be…
CFA to respond to heart attack emergencies
WANGARATTA firefighters are likely to be first on scene during triple zero (000) callouts to heart attack victims under a new emergency response initiative now…
EARLY DANGER
Increased risk likely to see restrictions a month earlier than last season: CFA
CFA life membership for Kevin, and 23 fellow volunteers
Kevin Atteridge to receive CFA Life Membership Medal
EARLY FIRE FEAR
THE Bureau of Meteorology’s (BOM) spring outlook suggests the local fire danger period may start early, according to Country Fire Authority District 23 acting operations…
Our healthy improvements
Quicker ambo response times, reduced elective surgery waiting list
Minister confirms progress for city’s new SES unit
WANGARATTA SES volunteers should be able to move into their new headquarters by the end of 2019 if everything goes to plan.
Police are investigating fatigue as cause of morning truck rollover
Emergency services were called to the scene on the Hume Freeway at Glenrowan after 8am.
Family escapes fire, but home destroyed
Kevin Spendier was awoken at about 4.30am on Tuesday morning by the sound of the alarm and felt intense radiant heat and could see the…