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Friday, October 9, 2026
Police News
Police have arrested a man following a series of fires in the Goulburn Valley region.It is alleged five fires were deliberately lit on Shepp-arton-Barmah Rd during the early hours of Friday January 23 and Saturday January 24.The alleged incidents include:n two deliberately lit grass fires in Kaarimba that occured between 5am and 5.40am on Friday…
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Emergency Services
With Yea temperatures having reached their top predicted forecast figure of 33°, and humidity at 14 per cent, a number of fires have been reported in North-East region in the past hour: • Acheron (Maroondah Hwy)• Avenel (Tarcombe Rd)• Caveat• Criaghtons creek (Longwood Gobur Rd)• Fawcett (Spring Creek Rd)• Ghin Ghin (Fire Access Track)• Kilmore…
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Emergency Services
As Saturday lunchtime temperatures have already passed the 30° mark, fires are being reported across Murrindindi Shire. In the past hour, fires have been reported at:• Highlands (Chisholms Rd)• Gobur (Yarck Rd)• Merton (MaroondaH Hwy)• Ghin Ghin (Ghin Ghin Rd) Further afield, a fire has been reported at Mansfield-Woods Point Rd, Kevington. Meanwhile, eight emergency…
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Police News
Armed Crime Squad detectives have charged a man following a non-fatal shooting in Sebastopol. With assistance from the Special Operations Group, a 30-year-old man and a 28-year-old woman were taken into custody at a Delacombe address. The man was interviewed and subsequently charged with reckless conduct endanger life, intentionally cause injury, recklessly cause injury, common…
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Police News
Police are investigating after two monuments at Flagstaff Gardens were damaged in West Melbourne.It is believed machinery was used to pull down the Pioneer monument which was then vandalised between 10pm on Wednesday January 21 and 6am Thursday January 22.The nearby Separation Memorial was also defaced with red paint.A crime scene was established and the…
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Police News
Melbourne Divisional Response Unit detectives have arrested five men in relation to an alleged serious affray at a Southbank licensed premises.It is alleged that a brawl took place overnight on November 15 at the premises on Southbank Boulevard.It is alleged that four males from NSW were assaulted in a bathroom by two males, before the…
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Police News
Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives are investigating a fatal collision in Lockwood.It is understood a white Ford Territory and white Toyota Hilux dual cab collided on Crusoe Rd about 9.30am on Thursday, January 22.The female passenger of the Territory died at the scene.The male driver of the Territory was taken to hospital with minor injuries.The…
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Police News
Police have charged a boy following an alleged series of obscene exposures and sexual assaults in Melton.Detectives from the Brimbank Sexual Offences and Child Abuse Investigation Team executed a search warrant at a property in the Melton area, arresting a 13-year-old boy on Thursday morning, January 22.It follows a series of incidents at Navan Park…
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Police News
Five teens were arrested after they allegedly rammed a marked police vehicle in a stolen car in Lilydale.Officers initially observed the Ford Focus travelling on the Maroondah Hwy about 1.30pm on Thursday, January 22.The Ford became stuck in traffic and police attempted to box it in with their vehicle.It is alleged the stolen Ford rammed…
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Police News
The alleged driver of a stolen van has been arrested following a collision in Geelong South.Officers attempted to intercept a Toyota van on Wilsons Road in Newcomb around midnight on Thursday, Januaryc 22.It is alleged the van took off at a fast rate of speed on the wrong side of the road.A short time later…
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