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26/12/2024

Warrnambool Fire BrigadeWARRNAMBOOL FIRE CREWS HEAD AWAY TO THE GRAMPIANS

SOURCE: Fire Brigade

📢🔥 Today is a day of Total Fire Ban across the state. NO FIRES CAN BE LIT IN THE OPEN - www.cfa.vic.gov.au/warnings-restrictions/fire-ban-ratings-and-restrictions/can-i-or-cant-i
📢🔥 Our Brigade has been up this morning from 6.30am, hitting the road after 7am to provide resourcing for the Grampians fire along with CFA Merri Group , Koroit Fire Brigade and Woodford Fire Brigade. This includes our Tanker 1, MCV,, FCV and District 05 Spare Pumper
📢🔥 Our Tanker 2 is crewed for local response and any further Strike Teams required across the District today and our BA Support is online and ready to respond across the South West.
📢🏏 With the SEVERE fire weather today, make sure you continually check for updates in your area via the Vic Emergency App (in between overs if your watching the Boxing Day test). While social media can provide you information, it is never garunteed to be upto date.

26/12/2024

Moyne Shire Council explaining their additional recycling bin collection over the Christmas and New Year Period

26/12/2024

SEVERE WEATHER WARNING FOR DAMAGING WINDS

Issued at 10:39am

VicEmergency
VicEmergency - Grampians

25/12/2024

ROAD CLOSURE

SOURCE: VicEmergency

The Glenelg Highway is closed from Dunkeld to Wickliffe.

Please follow all warning signs and check https://traffic.vicroads.vic.gov.au/ before travelling for any other disruptions.

25/12/2024

ARE YOU READY FOR POWER OUTAGES TODAY?

Source- Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action

With extreme heat conditions today and strong, gusty winds expected this afternoon, there is an increased risk of localised power outages.

Make sure you have access to:

📱 a fully charged mobile phone with emergency contact numbers
📻 a battery-powered radio for alerts and updates
🥫 non-perishable foods and bottled water
⛑ an emergency kit
🔦 a torch or battery-operated light

If you lose power today, stay cool by wearing loose-fitting clothing and staying hydrated. Keep your doors and windows closed to keep cool air in. Consider placing towels under doors to block hot air draughts.

Stay safe by keeping clear of fallen powerlines – always assume they are live – and report any fallen powerlines to your electricity distributor.

If you are a registered power-dependent customer, ensure your power outage plan is updated and in place.

Find out how to prepare for power outages - and what to do if you are experiencing an outage: energy.vic.gov.au/about-energy/safety/power-outages or call 136 186.

DEECA Barwon South West
VicEmergency

25/12/2024

RELIEF CENTRE OPEN IN HAMILTON.

25/12/2024

DONT BLOCK THIS NUMBER.

SOURCE- CFA South West

We've all blocked a number after receiving an unwanted text or call, but if you see +61 444 444 444 pop up on your phone, it is important you do not block this one.

This phone number is linked to Emergency Alert, a national telephone warning system used by emergency services across the country to send voice messages to landlines and text messages to mobiles within a specific area to warn people about current emergencies.

Emergency Alert is not used in all situations, so it’s important to rely on more than just one source of emergency information.

Stay informed, download the VicEmergency app and visit https://www.emergency.vic.gov.au/respond/

Follow our region-specific pages for information tailored to your area.

VicEmergency
VicEmergency - Grampians

25/12/2024

As the masses move into Warrnambool's beachside caravan parks, we take you way back with this amazing photo. It's Surf Side One and it looks very much like the 1950s.

25/12/2024

SMOKE HAZE

Warrnambool and other parts of the Southwest will be waking to find smoke haze around the area.

This can cause some people to have difficulty breathing, and a strong scent of smoke.

If this does affect you, ensure all doors and windows are closed.

If you experience any symptoms call 000.

25/12/2024

BE PREPARED AHEAD OF EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DAY - LEAVE EARLY

SOURCE: CFA South West

Thursday’s fire danger will be the worst across Victoria since Black Summer in 2019-20.

Hot and windy conditions will start early from 10am on Boxing Day and continue through the day and night until at least Friday morning.

If you choose to leave these areas of elevated risk, go on the night of 25 December or no later than 10am on 26 December before the Extreme fire conditions begin. Be sure to let your family and friends know where you are going.

On an Extreme Fire Danger day, fires will spread quickly and be extremely dangerous.

Many Victorians will have plans on Boxing Day to spend time with friends or family, or travel across the state on their way to or from holiday events, so ensure you are aware of this increased danger before heading out on the road.

Avoid any travel through bushland areas where possible.

It is vital to take action to protect your life and property - your life may depend on the decisions you make.

Make a fire plan now before it is too late: www.fireplanner.vic.gov.au.

Read more: https://www.emergency.vic.gov.au/news-and-media/make-a-plan-for-elevated-risk-near-current-bushfires-on-boxing-day-0?fbclid=IwY2xjawHYydJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHd5eA9f9vZkmjepLSmDt1lnrCxbgVoBh-mtp
From CFA South West

25/12/2024

EMERGENCY WARNING - BUSHFIRE
SOURCE: VicEmergency - Grampians

Leave Immediately

Incident Location: Grampians National Park - Yarram Gap Road
Issue Date: Thursday 26 December 2024, 05:41 am
Next Update: Thursday 26 December 2024, 08:00 am

More details at http://emergency.vic.gov.au/respond/ #!/warning/35354/moreinfo

This Emergency Warning is being issued for Bornes Hill and the North Boundary Road area.
- This Emergency Warning replaces the Emergency Warning issued at 12:00am today, 26/12/2024. The warning area has increased in size.
- There is a bushfire at Grampians National Park - Yarram Gap Road that is not yet under control.
- The bushfire is travelling in a southerly direction.
- There is increased fire activity north of the Wannon River within the Grampians National Park.

Leaving immediately is the safest option, before conditions become too dangerous.

Emergency services may not be able to help you if you decide to stay.

25/12/2024

AIRCRAFT REDEPLOYED AS FLARE UPS EMERGE.

Spare a thought on these teams back in the air and on ground again.

Proves there is still a long way to go.

25/12/2024

Hope everyone is having a ripper Christmas Day. Pudding time now.

25/12/2024

🎅🎅SANTA WATCH🎅🎅

While we are well awake on Christmas Day, Santa is over 28 hours on the job and is almost in Saudi Arabia!

I wonder if anyone travelling in those planes will see him and the Reindeer?

Although they are traveling at 60,000 ft and nearly 4,000 knots!!

24/12/2024

OPEN TODAY & TOMORROW.

We're open today and tomorrow from 9:30 am to 9:30 pm.

If you’re feeling unwell or need urgent care for non-life-threatening injuries or illnesses, we’re here to help.

🔹 What we treat:
✔️ Mild to moderate infections
✔️ Sprains and suspected fractures
✔️ Minor burns and cuts
✔️ Rashes, allergies, and more

🔹 Online registration available
We’re making your visits even more convenient with our new online registration system via HotDoc, available during afternoon off-peak periods (2 pm–8 pm):
✔️ Register from the comfort of home or anywhere else
✔️ Have your details ready before you arrive
✔️ Same trusted care, with added flexibility

🚶 Walk-ins are still welcome all day!

Our team is ready to provide the care you need this holiday season. Wishing you a safe and happy Christmas! 🎅✨

24/12/2024

HE IS ON HIS WAY!! 🎅🎅

How cool is this !? And how about the altitude and speed!!

24/12/2024

Here is something cool to show some of the bigger kids if the little ones are already in bed.

At time of posting (8:41PM) it was 20 mins to lift off!!!

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