Reporting on Maldon and surrounding central goldfields
Suspected battery blaze — A shed fire on Newstead Road is believed to have been sparked by a lithium ion battery. A shed fire broke out on the Newstead Road at around 4pm on Monday 16 June, attended by six brigades in the region with multiple tankers. Bruce Clements 1st Lieutenant (Acting Captain) of Maldon…
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Fire season looms and Maldon CFA is holding a Fire Safety Essentials session at the Maldon Fire Station Tuesday 26 November at 7pm, with a reminder that the conditions are different each year.
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A State Government levy to raise funds for emergency services has caused some concerns, with suggestions that there was not enough consultation and that the levy is an expanded tax.The Emergency Services and Volunteers Fund (ESVF) was announced in December by the Victorian Government as a replacement for the Fire Services Property Levy and will…
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Ambulance Victoria is reminding everyone to keep an eye out for snakes in all weather, after treating 129 suspected snakebites this summer. From 1 December 2024 to 18 February 2025, paramedics have responded to 28 incidents in Hume, 24 in Loddon Mallee, 16 in Barwon South West, 33 in Metro, 21 in Gippsland and seven…
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