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Warragul police hunt firebug

Police are trying to catch a firebug after the 11th fire in the West Gippsland town of Warragul since December.

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Arson claims heritage-listed hedges

The Baw Baw Shire says some hedges in Warragul destroyed by arson attacks were heritage listed.

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Hunt for Black Saturday arsonists continues

Victoria Police say they remain determined to catch whoever may be responsible for the deliberately lit Black Saturday fires.

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Man faces court over Gippsland fires

A 24-year-old man charged with lighting fires that destroyed 30 homes in Gippsland last year has had his bail extended.

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Fire expert to front bushfires committal hearing

A fire expert is expected to give evidence today at a committal hearing of a man charged with lighting the Delburn bushfires in Gippsland last year.

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No evidence linking accused to Delburn fires

A Victorian magistrate has dismissed arson charges against a South Gippsland man, accused of lighting the Delburn fires the week before Black Saturday.

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Magistrate clears man of arson

A man accused of lighting a fire in Delburn south-east of Melbourne one week before Black Saturday in 2009 has been cleared by a Latrobe Valley magistrate.

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Black Saturday accused at risk of hate attacks

A court has heard there is an unprecedented level of hatred and animosity towards a prisoner accused of lighting fires on Black Saturday.

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Bushfire accused assaulted in jail

An intellectually disabled man charged with 10 counts of arson causing death during the Black Saturday bushfires has been almost choked to death at a Melbourne jail.

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Lawyer defends accused bushfire arsonist

The lawyer defending a man accused of lighting a fire on Black Saturday has told a Melbourne court his client was 12 minutes away when it started.

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Police investigating deliberately-lit town fires

Warragul detectives are investigating two deliberately lit fires in the town on Friday night.

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Man fronts court accused of crime spree

East Gippsland police have charged a man over a recent spate of thefts and fires in the region.

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Police probe break-ins, fires

Latrobe Valley detectives are investigating a series of burglaries and fires in Morwell last weekend.

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Motel blaze deliberate

Police have confirmed a fire that gutted a disused motel at Moe over the weekend was deliberately lit.

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Man accused of torching flat

A man from Sale is in hospital after allegedly deliberately setting fire to his flat in York Street last night.

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Man charged over house blaze

Police have charged a man with arson after a house fire at Traralgon early yesterday morning.

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Firefighters quell shop blaze

Firefighters have stopped a deliberately-lit fire spreading to shops in Cunninghame Street, in Sale, this morning.

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Blaze destroys school building

A Latrobe Valley school has been targeted in an arson attack overnight.

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Police to crack down on firebugs

Police will target arsonists in Gippsland this fire season.

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New campaign looks to quell arsonists

Crime Stoppers has launched a state-wide campaign across Victoria to target arsonists.

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Public urged to help quell arsonists

Gippsland police are appealing to the public to report suspicious behaviour in fire-prone areas in a bid to catch arsonists.

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Black Saturday arson accused fronts court

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Black Saturday accused pleads not guilty

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Jury retires in Black Saturday arson trial

The jury in the trial of a Victorian man accused of deliberately lighting a bushfire that killed ten people on Black Saturday, has retired to consider its verdict.

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Black Saturday arsonist sentenced

Brendan Sokaluk, 42, has been found guilty of lighting one of Victoria's Black Saturday bushfires and was sentenced to 17 years and 9 months in jail.

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Black Saturday arsonist sentenced over Churchill fire

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DPP appeals against Sokaluk's sentence

The Victorian Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has lodged an appeal against the sentence of Black Saturday arsonist Brendan Sokaluk.

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Sokaluk's sentence appealed

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Arson suspected in Loch Sport blaze

Police suspect a fire at Loch Sport last week was deliberately lit.

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Man accused of torching house three times

West Gippsland police have charged a man with setting fire to his own home three times.

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New police unit to tackle firebugs

Victoria Police has established a specialised unit to target arsonists this fire season.

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Police crack down on firebugs

A police operation targeting arsonists on high risk fire days is underway around Victoria.

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Arson threat to trigger police boost

Police patrols will be boosted in Victoria ahead of this week's extreme fire weather.

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75yo charged over Aberfeldy bushfire

A 75-year-old man has appeared in the Latrobe Valley Magistrates Court, charged with five offences in relation to the Aberfeldy bushfire in eastern Victoria.

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Police probe suspicious fires

Wellington Shire detectives are investigating five suspicious fires.

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Court rejects bid to increase arsonist's sentence

The Victorian Court of Appeal has rejected a bid to increase the sentence imposed on a man convicted of arson on Black Saturday.

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Man quizzed over suspected Gippsland arson

Police are questioning a man over a house fire at Mallacoota in far East Gippsland last night.

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Partner of Black Saturday bushfire victim seeks compensation

The partner of a man who died in the Black Saturday bushfire in Gippsland is seeking compensation from the man who started the blaze.

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Police operation to stamp out firebugs

A police operation that targets known arsonists and reckless behaviour during high fire risk days will be linked with changes to Country Fire Authority (CFA) regulations this summer.

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Police crack down on firebugs

Crime authorities are keeping a close eye on reckless behaviour that could spark bushfires this summer.

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Fight to contain Morwell fire in 12th day

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Police hunt arsonist as the battle to contain the Hazelwood mine fire continues

Firefighters have been cleaning up after a grass fire came within 300 metres of the Hazelwood power station in the Latrobe Valley. About 80 staff had to be evacuated from the administration block when...

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Police plead for clues to car torching

Police in Sale are investigating a suspicious car fire overnight.

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Arson blamed for bird observation hut blaze

Police are investigating a deliberately-lit fire that partially destroyed a bird observation hut at the Sale Common yesterday on the first day of the school holidays.

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Caravans destroyed in suspicious fires

Vandals lit a series of fires fire that destroyed derelict caravans at the Thomson River Caravan Park on the South Gippsland Highway at Sale yesterday afternoon.

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Crime Stoppers launches summer arson attacks crackdown as public urged to dob...

Authorities are trying to curb the number of deliberately lit fires this summer by asking the community to stay on high alert and report suspicious behaviour.

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