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After the horrors of the Gippsland blazes, Victoria had a 'really good' bushfire season © Provided by ABC NEWS CFA Deputy Chief Fire Officer Alen Slijepcevic can smile now after a moderate 2020-21 fire season. (Supplied:  CFA) Under the shadow of COVID-19, Victoria's latest fire season slipped by almost unnoticed. After the terrible destruction of the 2019-20 season, it was a welcome relief for Alen Slijepcevic, the CFA deputy chief officer. The 2020-21 fire season turned out to be moderate, as predicted, with La Ninja bringing wetter than normal conditions. Fires seldom lasted more tha...

Advertisement Many Victorians in bushfire-prone areas would risk their lives by choosing to "wait and see" rather than leaving early on days of high fire danger. Fire services are worried about the risk posed by grass fires this season, although forecast wet conditions have made the bushfire risk generally lower than it was last summer. A fire in East Gippsland last January. The bushfire risk is expected to be lower this summer, but experts warn grass fires will pose a threat. Credit:Getty Images The Country Fire Authority's 2020 bushfire community study found almost half of the 600 responden...

Advertisement Fire authorities are turning their attention to highly populated communities on Melbourne's urban fringe, which they say are at increased risk of dangerous grass fires this summer. In an interview with The Age on Friday, Forest Fire Management Victoria chief fire officer Chris Hardman said authorities were especially concerned about the peri-urban pockets around Melbourne due to the density of the population and their close proximity to bushland. The town of Corryong in Victoria's north-east was hit hard by bushfires in January. “From the Barwon Otways right through those ...

Man to stand trial after pleading not guilty to murdering wife We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Man to stand trial after pleading not guilty to murdering wife Normal text size Advertisement A man charged with murdering his estranged wife and then causing a car crash 50 kilometres away has pleaded not guilty and been committed to stand trial. Zoran Pandilovski, 45, is accused of murdering Elaine Pandilovski, 44, whose body was found at her Mill Park home on July 14 by police who were conducting a welfare check. Elaine and Zoran Pandilovski. ...

14:12 EDT, 16 December 2020 A husband accused of murdering his wife before trying to kill himself in an allegedly deliberate car crash has declared he is innocent. Zoran Pandilovksi, 45, is facing one count of murder and two counts of reckless conduct placing a person in danger of death. In the Melbourne Magistrates Court on Wednesday, he pleaded not guilty to all three charges. Police will allege Pandilovski killed his wife Elaine Pandilovski on July 14 this year at Mill Park in Melbourne's north-east before dumping her body underneath the home they used to share. Elaine and Zoran Pandil...