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MONASH: Clocked at 153-kmh at Mount Waverley

Saturday, January 10, 2026

A motorcyclist just two months into his learner permit has had his bike impounded after being clocked more than 50-kmh over the speed limit in Mount Waverley.Officers from the Transit Safety Division were travelling along the Monash Fwy when they spotted the motorcycle travelling at excessive speed.The Yamaha YZF-R7 was allegedly detected travelling at 153-kmh…

Police News

CARDINIA: Man charged over Beaconsfield assault

A man has been arrested following an assault in a Beaconsfield car park which left a man with a fractured eye socket.Police will allege a man was assaulted after he attempted to intervene in a fight between two males fighting in a shopping centre car park on Old Princes Hwy on November 28.The victim, a…

Emergency Services

MONASH: Suspicious firat Chadstone

Police are investigating a suspicious fire in Chadstone.Emergency services were called to reports of a house fire on Euroka St just after 10.30pm on January 9.Fire crews extinguished the blaze at the unoccupied property which was significantly damaged. There were no injuries.

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HUME: Death after Craigieburn arrest

A man has died in hospital following his arrest in Craigieburn.Officers were called to a Discovery Close address to reports of a man behaving erratically.The man was arrested by police and became unresponsive.The 27-year-old Craigieburn man was treated by paramedics before being conveyed to hospital in a critical condition where he later died.Exact circumstances surrounding…

Emergency Services

NORTH-EAST: Ruffy decimated

“It looks like an atomic bomb has gone off,” Ruffy CFA captain George Noye told ABC Radio. “[I’m] just down the main street at the moment, we’ve lost the old school, the old Ruffy produce store is gone, three houses on the main street. We’ve lost countless homes across the area. Ten of my firefighters…

Emergency Services

NORTH-EAST: ‘Too dangerous to leave’

An Emergency Warning has been issued for Ancona, Fawcett, Gooram, Merton, Strathbogie, Strathbogie South, Woodfield. In an advice rleased at 12,.56am on Saturday (Jan. 10), the Country Fire Authority said: “A wind change has occurred on the evening of Friday (Jan. 9) and impacted the fireground. “This has caused the fire to change direction toward the east (towards…

Emergency Services

NORTH-EAST: ‘Firefighters under-resourced’

One Nation Victoria has called on the Victorian State Government to urgently address what it calls the critical under-resourcing of the Fire Emergency Services as firefighters face another dangerous bushfire season. “Frontline firefighters continue to struggle without adequate equipment, staffing, nor support necessary to keep Victorians safe, leaving both emergency personnel and communities at risk,”…

Emergency Services

NORTH-EAST: Bushfire relief payments

Indi MHR Helen Haines says that affected fire communities can now access bushfire relief payments through joint Federal and State Governments. “These payments will provide immediate and practical relief to people impacted by these devastating fires,” Dr Haines said. Under the arrangements, announced on Friday, one-off payments of $680 per adult and $340 per child…

Emergency Services

VICTORIA: State of Disaster declared

Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan has declared a State of Disaster for 18 Local Government Areas and one Alpine Resort. This follows advice from the Minister for Emergency Services and the Emergency Management Commissioner. The Premier says that she is satisfied there is an emergency that constitutes, or is likely to constitute, a significant and widespread…

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OUT NOW: Sat., Jan. 10, 2026 – Special Emergency Edition

Friday, January 9, 2026

Another special ‘Fire Emergency’ edition of The Local Paper is published online. Read online at: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/the_local_paper._special_fire_emerg_3ea213f1dd09a9 The first regular issue of The Local Paper, after the annual summer break, is scheduled for Wed., Feb. 4, 2026