LIFE Saving Victoria (LSV) is issuing an urgent water safety warning ahead of the AFL Grand Final long weekend, with Victorians’ likelihood of drowning increasing by 68 per cent on a public holiday.
THIS was one of numerous fire alerts over recent months at The Hub, with the cause reported to be a faulty sensor that malfunctioned and triggered the fire alarm and subsequent response from the CFA on Monday night.
PLANE tree roots have been blamed for damaging a gas pipeline in Gray Street requiring emergency repairs on Sunday night that included ripping up significant parts of the brick footpath outside Buckle Menswear.
MORTLAKE agents yarded 970 head at Monday’s market, some 360 head less than the previous week. A large percentage of the yarding consisted of manufacturing types with cow numbers declining by half with the majority yarded being dairy types.
IT’S only 12 weeks until Christmas and most of us are starting to think about buying gifts for family and friends and, of course, lots of surprises for the little ones.
IT’S been a long time coming, but last week the Port Fairy SES were able to finally celebrate shifting equipment and operations into their new building.
ON Tuesday evening 60 volunteers attended a training night at Tahara to prepare for the upcoming summer fire season with the help of Country Fire Authority (CFA) commanders and support staff.
