Local Newspapers from Melbourne, Victorisa, Australia
Monday, November 16, 2026
Fire Rescue Victoria crews responded to a small chemical spill in the science department of the Yarra Valley Grammar School in Ringwood at 1.32pm on Tuesday afternoon, August 19.Firefighters arrived on the scene within seven minutes to find a small spill in a science room.Around 700 students and staff were evacuated with no injuries reported…
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Fire Rescue Victoria crews responded to a house fire on Wainui Avenue, Heathmont, shortly after 11am on Monday, August 11, after multiple calls were made to Triple Zero (000).Firefighters arrived to find a 10 metre by 15 metre single storey weatherboard house fully alight and impinging on a neighbouring house.Crews were faced with one house…
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Evelyn MLA Brigid Vallence (pictured) has paid tribute in State Parliament to the Chirnside Park CFA fire brigade, which just celebrated its 10-year anniversary, “serving our community with distinction”.“In its short 10 years the Chirnside Park CFA has punched above its weight, demonstrating an exceptional level of service protecting our community in times of emergency,…
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Fire Rescue Victoria responded to several Triple Zero (000) calls reporting a house fire in Cresser St, Altona North, on Tuesday morning (Aug. 5).Crews arrived on scene within five minutes to find smoke and flames issuing from the roof of the double-storey brick house, so the response was escalated. FRV crews wore breathing apparatus to…
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Fire Rescue Victoria responded to several Triple Zero (000) calls and a fire alarm activation for a unit fire in Spotswood on Tuesday evening (Aug. 5).Crews arrived on scene within five minutes to find people evacuating reporting a bedroom fire so the response was escalated.FRV firefighters wore breathing apparatus to investigate and extinguish the blaze…
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Police are investigating a fatal house fire in Coburg on Monday, July 28.Emergency services were called to the blaze at a property on Reynard St about 11.55pm on 28 July.The sole occupant of the home, a 102-year-old woman, was located deceased inside the property.The fire is not being treated as suspicious. Police will prepare a…
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A man has been winched to safety after slipping about 50m down Mt Sugarloaf in Taggerty on Tuesday (July 29).Emergency services, including Victoria Police, Ambulance Victoria, Country Fire Authority and State Emergency Service personnel, attended the man’s location near Cerberus Rd around 12 Noon.It is understood the man was bushwalking alone when he slipped off…
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SES volunteers in Melbourne’s west will soon have a new home.Vicki Ward (pictured), Minister for Emergency Services, last week joined members of the VICSES Footscray Unit at their current home to unveil the first renders of the new facility.VICSES Footscray is one of the busiest units in Melbourne’s west, having led a massive response to…
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Fire Rescue Victoria crews responded to a building fire on Rosslyn St in West Melbourne shortly after 3pm on Wednesday afternoon (July 9).Firefighters arrived in six minutes to find smoke and flames issuing from a 30 x 10 metre storage building underneath the Dudley St railway bridge.Firefighters in breathing apparatus entered the building and found…
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Fire Rescue Victoria responded to a building fire in Brunswick West on Wednesday evening (July 9).Firefighters arrived within six minutes to find a residential unit on the third floor of an apartment building fully ablaze.FRV crews evacuated an occupant from the apartment to safety. The occupant will be assessed by Ambulance Victoria.Firefighters contained the fire…
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