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New fire technology detects blaze 10kms away in seconds

An innovative device created as a response to the devastating Peregian fires of 2019 has this week proven its worth.

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07th Jan. 2021 5:01 AM

Christopher Tylor of Fireball International was glad to see the test satellite-linked fire-detecting camera picked up a fire on the Coast this week.

$2M grant sparks fire prevention projects

A FireTech laboratory and improved fire break are in the works for Noosa thanks to $2 million in grants from the State...

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21st Dec. 2020 5:12 AM

Rural Fire Service Firefighters Peter Garrett, Mark Smith, and Scott Brooks return to the ashes at Peregian Beach where they fought a fierce battle against a raging bushfire. Photo: Lachie Millard

Former firefighter’s marijuana plants found in raid

An ex-firefighter was embarrassed after he was busted with marijuana plants.

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08th Dec. 2020 9:12 AM

Rural Fire Service Volunteer Travis Lesley Hazelton was fined for producing drugs at his Yandina home. Photo: Lachie Millard? File.

Smart camera zooms in on Peregian fire threat

A local company has tapped into artificial intelligence to detect fire threats early – just more than a year after Peregian...

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13th Nov. 2020 3:11 PM

Chris Tylor of Fireball. International with the satellite-linked fire-detecting camera installed at Peregian Digital Hub.

Grave warning as Coast’s fire risk heats up

Firefighters have urged smokers to think about the lives they could endanger by throwing cigarette butts out the window.

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17th Oct. 2020 4:10 PM

Emergency crews battle the fire at Peregian Springs last year. Photo: John McCutcheon.

Devastating Coast fires fuel young writer

A young Coast writer has used the emotional heartache her family endured during the Peregian fires to pen an award-winning...

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25th Sept. 2020 3:09 PM

Young Coast award-winning writer Dakota Brown has a big future in creative writing.

How fire-ravaged bush came back in a snap

A photographer has made it her mission to document how the Coast’s fire-ravaged bush is springing back to life.

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02nd Sept. 2020 12:09 PM

Out of the ashes of the Peregian fires is an amazing rebirth of fresh green shoots.

Firefighters relive dragging Peregian from the furnace

A Coast fire chief has no doubts about what stopped a raging inferno becoming a total disaster.

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30th Aug. 2020 5:08 AM

Fireys threw everything at the Peregian fires.

Peregian ‘at risk’ from party kids lighting fires

One year after the shire’s most disastrous wild fires there are worrying reports of kids lighting fires.

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19th Aug. 2020 11:08 AM

A monstrous and devastating fire ripped through Peregian Springs last year.

Markets rebirth stalls as COVID concerns take hold

Plans for a reboot of popular beachside markets have fallen through as organisers work to minimise the risk of breaching...

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18th Aug. 2020 3:08 PM

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