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MORNINGTON PENINSULA: Drones used to stop hoons

Sunday, July 26, 2026

Police on the Mornington Peninsula have another tool in their arsenal to stop hoons on motorbikes, illegal monkey and trail bikes and overpowered e-bikes.They are using drones to help identify offending and track down those putting themselves and others in harm’s way.Operation Track was established by the newly formed High Visibility Community Engagement Team to…

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YARRA: Homicide Squad investigates Fitzroy North death

Homicide Squad detectives are investigating the death of a woman whose body was located at an address in Fitzroy North on Saturday (July 25).It is understood that a 73-year-old Fitzroy North woman was located deceased inside a home on Brooks Crescent about 1am.Cause of death had not been determined.An investigation into the suspicious death is…

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GREATER DANDENONG: Drugs, handgun, gold seized at Keysborough

Saturday, July 25, 2026

A man faces serious drug trafficking charges after police seized a large commercial quantity of methylamphetamine and heroin from a home in Keysborough.Following an eight-month long investigation into the alleged trafficking of several illicit substances across the Keys-borough area, detectives from the Springvale Divisional Response Unit arrested a man about 7.30pm on Wednesday (July 22).It…

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WYNDHAM: Sexual assault at Hoppers Crossing

Detectives from the Sexual Crimes Squad have charged a man following a sexual assault in Hoppers Crossing on Thursday (July 23).The 39-year-old has been charged with two counts of rape and one count each of aggravated burglary and threat to kill.The man from Williams Landing was taken into custody in Hoppers Crossing on Friday (July…

Council News

MANSFIELD: Infrastructure Fund opens

The latest funding round of the Mansfield Shire Council Outlying Communities Infrastructure Fund is open.Community groups can apply for up to $15,000 to support local infrastructure projects, with the 2026-27 Outlying Communities Infrastructure Fund is open until October 12.This grant supports outlying communities to develop or improve facilities that boost liveability, resilience and connectivity across…

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LOCAL PAPER: 71,320 views in 48 hours

Cartooning. Iron fist in a velvet glove. 71,320 views of one of Longy’s toons over two days.

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MURRINDINDI: Students confined as Police chase man

n Police arrested a 39 year old male in Alexandra on Friday (July 24) following a pursuit requiring stop sticks being deployed.The driver continued to drive the Nissan X Trail on flat tyres and then ran from Police on foot.The Police helicopter was deployed to help the Police Dog Squad track the man who was…

Council News

WHITTLESEA: First-timer as CEO

Dan Hogan (pictured) – a local government executive with a history of middle level manager jobs at Melton, Brimbank and Kingston Councils – will become the next CEO of the City of Whittlesea.Mr Hogan starts at Whittlesea on Tuesday, September 1. This will be his first time as a CEO.Mr Hogan has most recently been…

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NILLUMBIK: $60,000 fine for million-dollar dump

Diamond Creek property owner Joseph Chetcutti has been fined $60,000 and ordered to clean up the mess, expected to cost more than $1 million.The case went before Heidelberg Magistrates’ Court last Tuesday (July 21), and was described by Environment Protection Authority CEO Joss Crawford as a “brazen and highly organised criminal waste dumpring operation”.Mr Chetcuti…

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MERRI-BEK: 15 offences

Friday, July 24, 2026

A man allegedly armed with a firearm and who fled the scene of collision involving a stolen car in Pascoe Vale South last Tuesday (July 21)has been charged by police.The 29-year-old has been charged by Merri-bek Crime Investigation Unit detectives with fifteen offences including:• prohibited person possess firearm• possess cartridge ammunition without licence• theft of…