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SOMETHING quite amazing happened last Tuesday at Alexandra Golf Club. Due to the forecast of extremely high temperatures, Brad dragged himself out of bed an hour earlier than usual, and seven other brave souls joined him for an 8am hitoff. Link in comments
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A Total Fire Ban has been declared for the North East Fire District - Friday 6 February 2026.
No fires can be lit, or be allowed to remain alight, in the open air from 12:01 AM until 11:59 PM. More information: www.cfa.vic.gov.au/firebans
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‼️PLEASE SHARE: SCAM WARNING - ROOF CLEANING POST-FIRE
A person in the fire impacted area was in contact with their insurance company following the fires and the clean up was being arranged. The person then received a call from a man keen to arrange roof cleaning for the house. The person thought it was through the insurance company, but there was an odd amount of pressure for the cleaning to happen the following day and there was no business name mentioned.
On the following day, one man arrived, looking very unprofessional and did some work, but not as had been determined by the insurance company. $1400 was demanded for the work, saying (falsely) that it could be claimed back off the insurance company.
The fire-impacted people contacted their insurance company who quickly advised that it was a scam.
If you are approached with a similar offer, call your insurance company immediately to confirm whether they are legitimate. If you have already been scammed, contact the police.
If you are aware of any other scams occurring, please let us know.
It's truly shocking and appalling that fire impacted people are being targeted like this.
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THE Monday Triples at Yea Bowls Club was generously sponsored by Yea Garden Centre for the month of January. Link in the comments.
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Police seeking information about a fire in Alexandra on New Year's Eve.CLOSE CALL DURING NEW YEARS EVE CELEBRATIONS
Detectives from the Alexandra Crime Investigation Unit are investigating the circumstances surrounding a fire that occurred in Villeneuve Street in Alexandra on New Years Eve.
Emergency services were called to a small grass fire on a vacant residential block at around 7pm. Firefighters extinguished flames without any damage being caused to nearby residences. Investigations have revealed that the fire appears to have been caused as a result of an unknown person or persons, discharging a distress signal or parachute style flare some distance away, before it landed on dry grass in a vacant residential block causing the grass to ignite.
Quote attributable to Detective Sergeant Flyn Loughlin – “It’s incredibly lucky that the flare landed where it did, oppose to landing on the roof of a nearby house which could have resulted in the destruction of a someone’s house. Whilst New Year’s Eve is all about having fun, this is an extremely idiotic act that only through luck landed in the middle of a vacant block.”
Anyone with information about the incident can contact CrimeStoppers on 1800 333 000 or via crimestoppersvic.com.au
Reference: INTMIN1486107
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