The captain of the Licola Country Fire Authority (CFA), Ralph Barraclough, has defended the way Southern Rural Water managed flows from Glenmaggie Weir during the floods in south-east Victoria. At the ...

The CFA re-issued an emergency warning for the town just before 7pm, saying the "large, fast-moving fire" was burning out of control. "This bushfire is approximately 48,000 hectares in size and is out ...

♦ A bushfire about 48,000 hectares in size is still expected to affect the town of Licola, about 254 kilometres east of Melbourne, where 10 people are gathered with no escape. ♦ The fire threat has ...

The fire has passed. Now what do you do? The fire may have passed and the warning downgraded, but you still need to take care and be vigilant. Here are some steps you can take to help you recover.

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime. Disciplinary charges against a Country Fire Authority captain for setting his fire truck alight were dismissed in an internal hearing ...

UPDATE: LICOLA residents are bracing for an attack from bushfires as winds push the fire front toward the remote town. The CFA re-issued an emergency warning for the town just before 7pm, saying the ...