CFA’s high-tech push to prepare for a perilous bushfire season
There was no smoke, no heat and no sirens when an eastern Victorian brigade stepped into a fireground…
Firefighters’ union loses Supreme Court bid to keep corruption probe secret
The firefighters’ union has lost a Supreme Court bid to keep secret a corruption probe into its dealings…
Secrecy surrounds legal bid to block release of IBAC corruption report
The identities of two people desperately trying to block the publication of a Victorian corruption probe will remain…
SA’s asset management industry faces a maths brain drain
Alexforbes head of research Premal Ranchod has pulled no punches in dissecting the challenges the finance and asset…
CFA firefighters who risked lives in Longwood blaze heartbroken after Easter break-in
Thousands of dollars’ worth of firefighting equipment and fuel have been stolen on Easter weekend from firefighters who…
Fire authorities do not expect to contain Otways fire before extreme weather hits on Tuesday
Fire authorities do not expect to have a fire in Victoria’s Otways under control before extreme fire weather…
Bushfire threatens communities in Victoria’s south-west as temperatures soar across the state
A bushfire is threatening communities in south-west Victoria after it escaped control lines, as a heatwave continues to…
Bushfire relief payments cause confusion among Victorians in impact zones
Residents from Victoria’s bushfire-affected areas have reported confusion over disaster relief payments, with a number of people saying…
Victoria’s bushfires more than five times the size of Singapore
Victoria’s bushfires have now burnt across 404,000 hectares, or a total area more than five times the size…
More than 500 structures lost as Victoria continues to reel from devastating bushfires
Communities around Victoria continue to count the cost of devastating bushfires, with more than 500 structures — including…
Hundreds of structures destroyed in Victorian bushfires as locals assess damage
Don Deelen says most people would think he was stupid for staying to defend his property from a…
Volunteer firefighter’s Alexandra home burns while he battles Victorian bushfires
Volunteer firefighter Michael Harper had been defending homes in central Victoria against the state’s catastrophic bushfires for more…