Bullengarook
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Fire quickly escalates
A grass and scrub fire broke out on a property along Coffeys Road at Bullengarook, about 2.40pm, on Sunday afternoon and quickly escalated to a 10 tankers call-out. Air support was brought in to assist, along with multiple dozers working hard to bring the blaze under control. CFA crews also responded to another grass and…
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Bullengarook’s golden fleece
Cloverleaf Corriedale Stud fleece has outclassed the rest to claim Melbourne Royal’s J.F. Guthrie Perpetual Trophy. The trophy, named after a pioneering sheep breeder, recognises the most valuable Corriedale ram’s fleece and has been awarded since 1955. The Bullengarook stud fleeces saw a successful show, also securing Most Valuable Corriedale Fleece, Best Non-Merino Fleece, and…
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Ash Wednesday memories captured
Macedon Ranges stories from the 1983 Ash Wednesday fires have been captured in a book. Memories of Ash Wednesday documents personal accounts from Bullengarook, Gisborne, Macedon and Mount Macedon residents who lived through the February 16 disaster. Gisborne resident Bryan Power compiled and edited the stories for the project that grew from a commemorative article…
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Arrests over stolen firearms
Two men from Riddells Creek and two from Bullengarook were among eight people arrested after detectives uncovered a cache of stolen firearms and a treasure trove of stolen goods last Thursday. Following a three-month investigation, detectives from the Western Region Crime Squad and officers from the K9 Unit executed a series of search warrants and…
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New recruits join ranks
The Country Fire Authority recently added another happy group of volunteer firefighters to its local ranks. Last month, 16 new recruit members came together from Castlemaine, Newstead, Maldon, Fryerstown, Huntly, Talbot, Guildford, Bullengarook and Wareek Bung Bong brigades to finally complete their practical general firefighter assessments at the Castlemaine Fire Station. For some it was…
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Man charged over 1984 Bullengarook murder
Detectives from the Homicide Squad have charged a man as part of their investigation into the 1984 murder of a Melton footballer in Bullengarook. A 62-year-old man was charged this morning with the murder of 25-year-old Melton man Bernard ‘Bernie’ Williams over 30 years ago. Williams found deceased on a bush track near Hobbs Road,…