District 20 News

A Bridgewater farmer has been airlifted to a Melbourne hospital after suffering burns to his hands and upper body during fire on his property.

** Primary Care Partnership media release **The Bendigo Loddon Primary Care Partnership, Sexual Health Task Group, will launch its Sexual and Reproductive Health Screening Awareness Campaign this month, beginning with the promotion of prostate cancer testing in line with the national promotion of Movember (www.movember.com).

A grass and scrub fire broke out just after 5pm yesterday approximately five kilometres from Wedderburn (district 20) in Victoria’s North.

Firefighters were called to a fire in a eucalyptus distillery at Arnold, near Bendigo.

CFA is warning residents about the dangers of illegal burn-offs following a private burn-off which got out of control at Kyabram last night (9 Nov).

Rushworth  P-12 Year 9 CFA Advance Fire Crew has been named as a finalist in the 2012 Fire Awareness Awards - Education. Volunteers from CFA Waranga Group brigades facilitate the CFA component of the program with a maximum of 16 students selected by the College via application.

On Wednesday 7 November students who make up the CFA Advance Youth Crew at Crusoe Secondary College, East Loddon P-12 and Rushworth P-12 College descended on the CFA training facility at Huntly to compete in the Loddon Mallee Regional Youth Games.

A firebombing helicopter and support aircraft have again begun operations from their Sea Lake airbase following last year’s successful trial.

Echuca Fire Brigade opened its doors to the public to celebrate 140 years of service on Saturday.

The past few weeks have been extremely busy for Rushworth Fire Brigade in north-central Victoria.