Emergency Services

Gas leak on Graham Street under control

Jan 17 2024 Updated January 17, 2024

Sentinel-Times

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Wonthaggi CFA & Hazmat firefighters are on scene attending to a gas leak.

A GAS leak on Graham Street in Wonthaggi around 12.30pm today (January 17) has been isolated and is under control by Wonthaggi CFA & Hazmat.

It is understood the gas leak was due to an aged and rusted meter.

Campbell Road Wonthaggi closed for police investigation

POLICE are on the scene of a serious incident on Campbell Road, Wonthaggi on Sunday afternoon, March 2. No details about the incident at this stage but the road has been closed, between Baxters Drive and Chisholm Road while police and ambulance are...

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UPDATED: Woman located after reported missing near Seal Rocks on Phillip Island

POLICE have reported a 30-year-old female wearing shorts and a pink t-shirt has gone missing near Seal Rocks on Phillip Island. The incident is believed to have happened around 4.35pm. A large number of emergency service personnel including Phillip...

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Sentinel-Times

09 Mar 2025

Police

No such luck, you will be caught

A SMALL rescue mission last Monday quickly turned into an arrest, with a 48-year-old woman charged with three counts of Handle Stolen Goods, two counts of Unlicenced Driving, two counts of Theft, one count of Possess Identification Documents, one...

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Sentinel-Times

07 Mar 2025

Police

Elderly woman scammed out of $130,000 in Foster, can you assist the police?

BASS Coast Crime Investigation Unit detectives are appealing for public assistance after a 91-year-old woman was scammed out of over $130,000 last year. The woman from Foster received a phone call from a person purporting to be from her bank on...

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Sentinel-Times

13 Mar 2025

Wind energy research project launches from Barry Beach

WITH the State Government fiercely advocating the importance of renewable energy, Minister for Climate Action and for Energy and Resources Lily D’Ambrosio was an interested visitor at Barry Beach marine terminal on Friday aboard a vessel that will...

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Sentinel-Times

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News

Winding road, rising crash total as safety concerns grow

A NOTORIOUS section of Korumburra-Wonthaggi Road has once again proven hazardous, with yet another accident adding to its troubling history. On Sunday, March 2, a woman veered off the road and crashed into a tree between Jumbunna and Kongwak – an...

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Sentinel-Times

7 hours ago

News

Anderson Inlet dredging option for Inverloch erosion

SILVERLEAVES has received emergency funding for critical dune and asset protection work to be finished by Easter while Inverloch continues to wait for the completion of design works by September. State Environment Minister Steve Dimopoulos and Bass...

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Motorcycle seized during warrant in Wonthaggi

POLICE have executed a search warrant at an address in Wonthaggi this afternoon and seized a motorcycle that is believed to have been stolen. Investigations are still ongoing, but anyone with information is urged to contact Crimestoppers on 1800 333...

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Sentinel-Times

14 Mar 2025