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Police are investigating following a fatal collision in Marysville just before 3pm. It is believed a vehicle and a motorcycle collided on Marysville-Woods Point Road. The yet to be identified male motorcyclist died at the scene, no one else was injured. The exact cause of the incident is yet to be determined and Marysville-Woods Point
“The controversial bill to reorganise Victoria’s fire services has been voted down after the state opposition reneged on parliamentary pairing arrangements at the eleventh hour,’ reports The Age. “If the reform had been passed, Victoria’s firefighting operations would have been restructured, with the Metropolitan Fire Brigade replaced by Fire Rescue Victoria and the Country Fire Authority
Emergency Victoria says one vehicle is responding to report of a fire near Whittlesea-Kinglake Rd, Kinglake Central. A report of a rescue incident had been made at 4.31pm Monday (Mar. 26).
Three emergency services attended a serious road incident on Melba Hwy, south of Yea, on Friday night (Mar. 23). There are reports of a fatality, yet to be officially confirmed.
Emergency Victoria reports that a road rescue incident, first reported around 10pm Monday (Mar. 19) is now complete.
Click on the link below for a sneak peek at our double-spread photo souvenir of the Kinglake Country Fair.
Knox Sexual Offence and Child Abuse Investigation Team detectives are appealing for information after a woman was sexually assaulted in a car park in Yarra Glen. The woman, who is aged in her 20s, was pushing a trolley in the car park behind the Bell Street shopping centre about 8.45pm on Sunday, March 4. A
Emergency Victoria has issued advice, on Sunday afternoon, to residents of Flowerdale, Clonbinane, Strath Creek, Mount Disappointment and Reedy Creek, regarding a fire six kilometres south-east of Reedy Creek. Firefighters and aircraft are responding. There is currently no threat, but residents should plan for what you will do if the situation changes. Stay informed: Via
Emergency Victoria reported, at approx 2.40pm Sunday, of a fire 3km north of Kinglake West. More details to come.
2.20pm Sunday update. The Larritts Lane fire at Glenburn is reported by Emergency Victoria to be under control.
