Wicen

It is six weeks since the Black Saturday disaster that involved a third of Victoria claiming 210 lives, destroying more than 2000 homes, wiping out townships and killing farm animals and wildlife in i

In order to meet the ongoing and increasing requests being received for communications support, WICEN is looking for more volunteers from the general amateur radio community.

With the return of extreme weather conditions this week fire authorities are issuing alerts to those in all bushfire prone areas and in particular the Warburton Valley in the path of a still burning f

WICEN (Vic) the State Disaster Plan Emergency Communications Organisation was put on standby alert as Saturday 7 February shaped up to be the worst day since the Ash Wednesday Bushfire Disaster of 19

As the worst natural disaster in Australia’s post-European settlement history continues with some fires still burning in mostly inaccessible mountainous country, radio amateurs are doing their bit to

The activation of WICEN in Victoria for the bushfire disaster continues and is likely to do so for some time yet.

The Wireless Institute Civil Emergency Network (WICEN) in Victoria is providing communications links in a number of affected bushfire areas.

The Australian Red Cross has announced that the YMCA will take over the running of the Murray River Marathon from 2009.