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Bill Meldrum | THE Heywood Newsagency was extensively damaged by fire late last night. Fire units from Heywood, Portland, and Heathmere attended the blaze. The fire was reported to the Country Fire Authority at 8.56pm and was contained within an hour. Adjacent businesses, the Bendigo Bank and butcher shop received smoke damage. Newsagent owner Myles Morris said last night he had been overwhelmed by offers of community support to temporarily establish the business at other premises in the town. SEE the full story … Continue reading 0 Comments
Steve Robertson | FIRE investigators have begun the complex task of trying to figure out what caused a large blaze that apparently started in the roof of Portland’s IGA Supermarket early Sunday morning, a fire that caused an estimated $4.5 million damage. Two … Continue reading 0 Comments
Ross Moir | A JOINT training exercise brought several organisations together to practice their aquatic evacuation skills around the Portland harbour on Sunday. The exercise, part of an annual joint training exercise now in its third year, was to simulate a bush fire … Continue reading 0 Comments
Huw Cushing | WHILE business on Bentinck Street laments the loss of income from Saturday’s pitch spill, nearby residents are less concerned about any repercussions. Residents between Findlay and Bancroft streets who spoke to the Portland Observer say they were informed of the … Continue reading 0 Comments
Huw Cushing | INSUFFICIENT preparation, high temperatures and high wind speeds have been blamed for the spread of a huge Mt Richmond fire in March 2011. A newly-released report into the escape of the planned burn demands better preparations and changes to planned … Continue reading
Huw Cushing | PORTLAND’S New Year’s Eve celebrations will kick off at 6.30pm on theBentinck Streetlawns, with favourable weather conditions predicted. The forecast top of 24C for New Year’s Eve will ensure both 10pm and midnight fireworks will go ahead, with the displays … Continue reading
Tiana Richardson | PAUL Beattie has been battling cancer in his lungs and brain for almost six years and is asking if chemicals he was exposed to while living and working at the Country Fire Authority training college in Fiskville are to blame. … Continue reading
Bill Meldrum | A FORMER Glenelg Shire councillor has applied the proverbial blowtorch to Casterton-based Cr Karen Stephens over comments made in recent weeks about the Country Fire Authority’s District 4 headquarters. Cr Stephens has been one of the prime antagonists in recent … Continue reading
Emma-Jayne Schenk | PENSHURST Country Fire Association training centre could be investigated for harmful chemicals in an offshoot of the Fiskville training facility investigation. The Fiskville matter was launched due to concerns of cancer-related illnesses believed linked to the Fiskville training facility operations … Continue reading
Bill Meldrum | THE Country Fire Authority’s District Four headquarters location argument has flared again, with Heywood community representatives writing to the State Government. The Promoting Heywood and District Committee decided last week to write to Police and Emergency Services Minister Peter Ryan … Continue reading
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