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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2025
Seriously injured after Saturday accident ■ Police are investigating a crash in Hilldene on Saturday afternoon (Nov. 8). Emergency services were called to Seymour-Tooborac Rd after a car crashed into a tree about 2.35pm. The sole occupant of the vehicle, a man in his 60’s, was airlifted to hospital with serious injuries. The investigation remains ongoing. Investigators are keen to speak with anyone who may have witnessed the crash as they work to establish the circumstances surrounding the incident.
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■ Developers have launched a Supreme Court case in a bid in unlock a freeze on 1400 homes being built at Beveridge North-West. Resimax has been blocked from starting development at the greenfields estate until the Allan State Government builds a new Hume Fwy interchange at Camerons Lane. The road project has already been funded by the Albanese Federal Government The development freeze applies to all but one section of the Beveridge North West area. Resimax purchased the 100-hectare parcel several years ago, and wanted to start developing the land in 2027 as the ‘Talisen’ estate. Mitchell Shire Councillor Claudia James was quotedin The Age at the weekend, and referred to the gridlock on Hume Fwy connections. “If this has got to be done, it’s got to be done properly. You can’t just dump people out in a paddock and say ‘look after yourselves’, which is what has been happening.” Cr Jamdes described veridge as a “disdavntaged and stressed community”.
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Fatality on Tooborac Rd ■ Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a fatal crash in Puckapunyal on Friday afternoon (Nov. 7). It is understood that a car crashed into a tree off Seymour-Tooborac Rd about 3.55pm. The driver died at the scene. Two children, who were passengers of the vehicle, were airlifted to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. The investigation into the circumstances surrounding the crash remains ongoing. Diversions were put in place. It is understood a b-double truck carrying a portable home was seen in the area at the time of the crash. Police are keen to speak to the driver of the truck, as well as anyone who may have witnessed the crash.
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■ Police have charged a man after a fire truck was allegedly stolen in New South Wales and pursued by police into Victoria on Wednesday night (Nov. 5). Officers were notified about 8.20pm that a fire truck had allegedly been stolen from Bolton Rural Fire Service sheds. New South Wales Police had pursued the truck to Victoria and it crossed the border at Tocumwal. Units took up position behind the truck which travelled along the Murray Valley Hwy to the Goulburn Valley Hwy. It is alleged the truck was driving to the speed limit but not stopping. The truck bypassed Shepparton and continued along the Goulburn Valley Hwy where stop sticks were successfully deployed. The truck continued on to the Puckapunyal Army Base as the tyres deflated. It is alleged the truck drove through the security access control point and stopped on the base before the driver exited the truck. He encountered a security guard undertaking routine patrols and stole his unattended vehicle before driving it further on the base. Stop sticks were again successfully used before the car stopped and the man was arrested by police. The 31-year-old Hamilton man was taken into custody where he was interviewed by detectives. The Hamilton man faces multiple charges. He was to appear at Court last Thursday.
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