Country Fire Authority
How this regional town became a caravan community
Dozens of houses burnt and farms destroyed. Can this community ever be the same again after one of the worst fires in its history?
- Benjamin Preiss
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How the lessons learnt from Black Saturday are saving lives
Though January’s bushfires scorched nearly as much land as Black Saturday, just one person was killed. Experts and survivors attribute this to several improvements, but warn we must always remain vigilant.
- Angus Delaney
Victoria heatwave as it happened: State swelters under worst conditions since Black Saturday; fire threatens Great Ocean Road
Stay up to date with Victoria’s heatwave and bushfire threats on Tuesday, January 27.
- Cassandra Morgan and Isabel McMillan
Melbourne forecast to crack 45 degrees in worst heatwave since Black Saturday
Melbourne is forecast to swelter through a maximum 45 degrees on Tuesday, but a cool change at night will send temperatures plummeting.
- Cassandra Morgan and Alexander Darling
Great Ocean Road towns under threat; Victoria braces for record heat
Residents have been told to get out of the Otways danger zone, before a day of extreme heat that has triggered a statewide total fire ban.
- Alexander Darling and Cassandra Morgan
One in five key CFA roles left unfilled as further deficits revealed
In the wake of Victoria’s bushfires, the premier has continued to defend the state’s funding to the Country Fire Authority.
- Rachel Eddie and Kieran Rooney
Allan announces review into bushfire season
Victoria’s emergency management watchdog has been tasked to review last week’s bushfires just hours after calls for a parliamentary inquiry.
- Kieran Rooney and Rachel Eddie
Allan facing bush revolt, One Nation challengers as farmers and fireys fume
One Nation recruit Barnaby Joyce is to meet with angry farmers and volunteer firefighters in the aftermath of Victoria’s bushfires.
- Chip Le Grand, Rachel Eddie, Angus Delaney and Kieran Rooney
- Opinion
- Victoria bushfires
The angry moment that could define Jacinta Allan’s response to the fire disaster
If we think of voter grievance as fuel on the forest floor, there is a point in any long-term government where the build-up reaches combustive levels.
- Chip Le Grand
- Exclusive
- Victoria bushfires
‘That’s hazardous, without a shadow of a doubt’: Long grass beside the Hume Freeway before Longwood fire
Taller, dry grass was seen on the verge along the Hume near Longwood. Fire authorities said the conditions were so catastrophic it was unlikely to make any difference.
- Rachel Eddie and Kieran Rooney