Four CFA brigades are the first in Australia to receive cutting-edge, battery-operated road rescue equipment.
CFA Chief Officer Jason Heffernan with Nar Nar Goon volunteer Geoff Bramley
Nar Nar Goon, Langwarrin, Dromana and Werribee brigades will each receive the three new tools which include a cutter, spreader and hydraulic ram.
The battery-operated tools don’t require an external power source and are waterproof allowing greater access to road crash victims, including in drains and waterways.
The twelve new tools were jointly funded by the Transport Accident Commission (TAC) and CFA, at a total investment of $214,000.
While all CFA brigades respond to motor vehicle accidents, CFA has 21 Road Crash Rescue Principal Providers across the state which have specialised equipment to perform rescues.
AN UNLIKELY PROSECUTION WITNESS In a surprise revelation in the Supreme Court last week, Debs will be giving evidence. Deadline can reveal Debs has given his version of events to police reinvestigating the murders of Sergeant Gary Silk and Senior Constable Rodney Miller about what took place in Cochranes Road, Moorabbin, in 1998. Two decades ago police prosecuted him as a ruthless killer of their own. Now he is set to be called as a prosecution witness against Jason Roberts, his former co-accused, about how the police officers were ambushed. Roberts conviction was quashed in November, 2020, and a retrial ordered. The Supreme Court trial will begin in February next year.
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New facilities for students at Chairo Christian School
Staff and students at Chairo Christian School in Nar Nar Goon will benefit from a new Senior School Centre, funded as part of the Morrison Government’s Capital Grants Program.
The centre includes new multi-purpose learning areas, spaces where students can work in groups, new change rooms and an outdoor performance space.
Minister for Education and Youth, Alan Tudge and Member for La Trobe, Jason Wood officially opened the Senior School Centre today.
“These new, top-quality facilities will make a real difference for the students and teachers at Chairo Christian School, as well as the wider school community,” Minister Tudge said.
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Police arrest man after driving stolen vehicle erratically across Latrobe Valley
Police have arrested a man after he allegedly failed to stop and drove at high speeds in a stolen vehicle across the Latrobe Valley area this morning.
The Police Air Wing were flying to an incident in Pakenham when they observed a white BMX X5 allegedly weaving in and out of traffic at about 180km/h on the Princes Highway about 8.45am.
Officers on the ground attempted to intercept the vehicle in Nar Nar Goon but the driver allegedly failed to stop and continued at a fast rate of speed.
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