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Safety alert as drownings rise

LIFE Saving Victoria has reported an increasing number of drownings around the home in the past year. There were a total of 59 drownings in 2022-23, a 33 per cent increase on the decade average, while a further 122 people narrowly survived a drowning incident requiring paramedics. Inland waterway fatalities were equal to the number […]

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    Air tanker crash at Linga airbase

    Authorities have launched an investigation after a single engine air tanker crashed at the Linga airbase yesterday, while supporting firefighting operations near Patchewollock. Emergency services…