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Tanya Mauff from the Bacchus Marsh SES unit.

‘Don’t make me come rescue you’: Unwary day trippers taxing the SES

There’s a time every week when emergency volunteers know their phones will probably ping. Someone will be in trouble in the bush again.

  • Benjamin Preiss

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Smoke from uncontrolled fires in Tasmania shrouded Melbourne, as Victorian bushfires burnt out of control.

Fire crews on alert as Grampians blazes meet; Tassie haze shrouds Melbourne

Satellite imagery shows vast smoke plumes billowing across Bass Strait as Victorian authorities remain on high alert ahead of hot conditions forecast for Thursday.

  • Bianca Hall and Alexander Darling
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Floodwaters set to rise after record-breaking rain

Hundreds of people have fled to evacuation centres after record-breaking rain in northern Australia, with the deluge set to continue for days.

  • Savannah Meacham and Fraser Barton
Firies have spent the night attending to 100 power pole fires across the state.

Four homes lost in bushfires and thousands without power as ‘extreme weather’ impacts WA

Bushfires in WA’s south-west have claimed four homes, while power pole fires cut electricity supply to nearly 40,000 homes across the state.

  • Rebecca Peppiatt
ACT Rural Fire Service and ACT Parks and Conservation tackling the North Black Range Bushfire northwest of Braidwood, NSW, on Thursday 5 December 2019. fedpol Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

Bushfire emergencies still current across WA as the mercury soars

Police said on Friday afternoon that a 36-year-old man from Northam has been charged in relation to one of the fires.

  • Holly Thompson
Firefighters and water bombers are on the scene fighting the blaze.

Bull Creek residents on watch for ember attack to remain alert

A bushfire advice warning is current for residents in Perth’s south as firefighters remain in place to mop up.

  • Claire Ottaviano
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‘Sammy’ the little boy who was crushed by a parking meter at Bunbury Museum on January 15.

‘He brought so much joy’: Boy crushed by parking meter at Bunbury Museum remembered

The five-year-old was visiting the museum on January 15 with his mum when an old parking meter fell on him causing fatal injuries.

  • Rebecca Peppiatt
Emergency services at the scene of the Byford fire.

Bushfire forces evacuations as Perth braces for third day of heatwave

An emergency bushfire warning was issued for residents in the suburbs of Byford, Karrakup and Cardup around 5am.

  • Holly Thompson
The incident happened at 10.30am on Wednesday at the Bunbury Museum and Heritage Centre.

Five-year-old boy dies after old parking meter crushes him at Bunbury museum

The boy was visiting the museum last week with his mum when the accident occurred. He died two days later in hospital from his injuries.

  • Rebecca Peppiatt
People braving the fierce winds at Bondi Beach on Friday.

Sydney’s wet weekend to continue as disaster recovery begins

Communities lashed by severe thunderstorms and rain will receive government support to repair homes as crews assess the damage from three days of extreme weather.  

  • Angus Thomson

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