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Scrivener Dam water release

The Territory and Municipal Services Directorate and the ACT Emergency Services Agency advise water is likely to be released from Scivener Dam in the next 20...

ACTSES responds to 69 calls for help

The ACT State Emergency Service (ACTSES) has now responded to 69 calls for help over the weekend. The majority of requests for assistance have been for leaking roofs and...

ACTSES responds to 23 calls for help

The ACTSES has received a further 11 requests for assistance this morning, bringing the total calls for help due to the wet weather to 23 since yesterday. The Woden,...

Two crashes in north Canberra

A 19-year-old man has been transported to the Canberra Hospital following a single vehicle crash on Belconnen Way. Emergency services were called to the scene near...

ACTSES responds to 12 calls for help

The ACT State Emergency Service (ACTSES) has received 12 requests for assistance following wet weather across Canberra. Two ACTSES volunteer teams, Rivers and...

Classroom fire at Calwell Primary School

All students and staff at Calwell Primary School have been evacuated following reports of a fire in a classroom. ACT Fire & Rescue are on scene at Downard...

Update - House fire in Chifley

The fire has been extinguished. The cause of the fire is not suspicious. It's believed the fire started from a lamp. Firefighters are ventilating the home and checking...

House fire in Chifley

Firefighters are working to extinguish a fire in a Chifley home. Crews were called to Eggleston Crescent at 2:45pm. The fire, which is under control, started in the...

Gas leak on Parkes Way

Emergency Services have responded to a high pressure gas leak from a pipeline along Parkes Way near Anzac Park West. Eight people were evacuated. ActewAGL are on scene...

Chimney fire in Gowrie

Firefighters have extinguished a chimney fire in Gowrie. ACT Fire & Rescue was called to Beardsmore Place at 6:45pm. Two people had self-evacuated when units...