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Storm damage

A storm tonight has caused some flash flooding on Canberra's Southside. The ACT State Emergency Service (ACTSES) has received 11 calls for help so far. All are for jobs...

Man suffers burns in house fire at Nicholls

A man has sustained superficial burns after trying to extinguish a fire in Nicholls. ACT Fire & Rescue was alerted to the incident in Platypus Place at 11:24am. Fire...

Update five - Fire on Cooleman Ridge

ACT Fire & Rescue crews have departed the scene. 11 units and an officer from the ACT Rural Fire Service are expected to remain for the next few hours mopping up the...

Update four - ADVICE - Fire on Cooleman Ridge

ACT Fire & Rescue and ACT Rural Fire Service ihas started mopping up a grass fire burning at southern end of Cooleman Ridge. The Bushfire Alert and Warning Level for...

Update three - ADVICE - Fire on Cooleman Ridge

ACT Fire & Rescue and ACT Rural Fire Service is working to extinguish a grass fire burning at southern end of Cooleman Ridge Nature Reserve. The Bushfire Alert and...

Update two - ADVICE - Fire on Cooleman Ridge

ACT Fire & Rescue and ACT Rural Fire Service is working to extinguish a grass fire burning at the southern end of Cooleman Ridge Nature Reserve in Kambah. The...

Update - ADVICE - Fire on Cooleman Ridge

ACT Fire & Rescue is working to extinguish a grass fire burning at Cooleman Ridge. The Bushfire Alert and Warning Level for this fire has been set at ADVICE. There...

ADVICE - Fire on Cooleman Ridge

ACT Fire & Rescue is currently responding to a grass fire burning at Cooleman Ridge. The Bushfire Alert and Warning Level for this fire has been set at ADVICE. There...

Update - Storm strikes Canberra

The Bureau of Meteorology has just cancelled the Severe Weather Warning for the ACT. The ACT State Emergency Service (ACTSES) received a total of 18 calls for help...

Storm strikes Canberra

The ACT State Emergency Service (ACTSES) has received 14 calls for help as a result of the storm that struck Canberra late today. The majority of calls have come in from...