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Police have charged three youths following a pursuit across Melbourne’s suburbs on Sunday (July 2).An allegedly stolen vehicle was seen driving erratically on the Monash Freeway in Chadstone about 10.15am.The vehicle was monitored across multiple suburbs until it came to a stop in Notting Hill just after 3.30pm.The three occupants allegedly fled the scene on
Police have arrested six people allegedly involved in an organised crime syndicate responsible for over 50 large-scale copper thefts, estimated to have cost in excess of $780,000 across Melbourne’s northern suburbs.Detectives have been investigating at least 50 of the alleged incidents of copper thefts in the northern suburbs between January and June.Police seized an estimated
Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate Paul Yakimov. The 55-year-old is wanted on warrant in relation to assault related offences. Yakimov is described as Caucasian with fair skin and a solid build, approximately 180cm tall, with medium length brown hair and a Russian accent. He is known to frequent the Endeavour Hills
Murrindindi Council Manager Governance Risk, Tara Carter, is leaving.Councillors heard last week: “It’s with a degree of sadness that Council farewells a long-serving team member this coming week.“Tara Carter is responsible for having guided Council’s transition from the Local Government Act 1989 to satisfying the requirements of the 2020 Act.“She was very well placed having
Cr Damien Gallagher brought the subject of Federal politics to last week’s Murrindindi Shire Council, discussing the upcoming referendum.“There is very little to report from a local Governance Portfolio perspective this month, but I’d like to continue the discussion on one of the great national governance matters of this generation,” Cr Gallagher said.“It’s the referendum
Take a sneak pek at this week’s Footy Week section. https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/footyweek230705
Today The Supreme Court last week announced its decision on VicForests appeal of last November’s landmark court decision in Kinglake Friends of the Forest and Environment East Gippsland vs VicForests, known as ‘The Glider Case’.Sue McKinnon, President of Kinglake Friends of the Forest, said: “ The panel of 3 judges upheld Justice Richards’s findings that
Allity Lilydale aged care resident Trudy Jones has always loved travel, and is celebrating her 103rd birthday with plans for a new adventure – hot air ballooning.Trudy grew up in the port of Liverpool in the United Kingdom and says one of her clearest memories is her fairytale introduction to husband David during World War
Mansfield Kindergarten Redevelopment and Mechanics Institute Restoration project is set to commence construction in the coming weeks.Mansfield Kindergarten is a community run, early childhood education provider and is now in its 70th year of operation.Increased enrolments in line with Mansfield’s growing population have placed them at or near 100 per cent capacity and triggered the
Jaclyn Symes, Minister for Emergency Services, made a tour of the recently established Recovery Hub in Seymour last Wednesday (June 28).The Hub is a central part of ongoing support measures designed to aid community members as they continue to recover from the October 2022 flood.Ms Symes’s visit was marked by in-depth discussions with various community
