Petrol tanker catches fire near Mathoura

Petrol tanker catches fire near Mathoura

4 years ago
The quick actions of Mathoura Rural Fire Service brigade saved a petrol tanker carrying 36,000 litres of fuel from exploding after it caught fire north of the town on Thursday morning. The Toll truck was driving along the Cobb Hwy towards Deniliquin, about 4km north of Mathoura, when the driver noticed the rear on fire about 5am. Mid-Murray Rural Fire Service Superintendent Tony Whitehorn said when Mathoura RFS arrived on the scene, firefighters found the […]
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Police investigate Port Lincoln service station robbery

4 years ago
Police are searching for a male suspect following a robbery at a Port Lincoln service station in the early hours of Tuesday morning. Just before 2.30am on April 6, police were called to a service station on King Street after a man wearing a Halloween style mask entered the service station armed with a knife and demanded cash and cigarettes from the console operator. The man managed to steal a quantity of cigarettes and cash […]
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Police hunt man after attempted armed robbery at Hamilton Hill Puma service station

4 years ago
Police are investigating an attempted armed robbery at a Hamilton Hill petrol station last night. The incident happened just after 11:30pm when a man went to a Puma Super 7 service station on Rockingham Road and demanded money from the attendant while armed with a gun. He was unsuccessful and left empty handed. The man is described as 175cm tall, medium build, light skinned with dark hair and tattoos on his hand. He was wearing […]
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$84m of tobacco seized in NSW/Vic

4 years ago
More than $84 million worth of tobacco has been seized in a two-day blitz that’s disrupted three illicit tobacco growing operations in regional Victoria and NSW. Last Wednesday, the Illicit Tobacco Taskforce, a multi-agency task force led by the Australian Border Force, uncovered 26 hectares of tobacco crops in Kyalite, NSW. The ITTF seized and destroyed more than 183 tonnes of illicit tobacco, which had a potential excise value of $36 million. The NSW Natural […]
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QRL Sign With Shell V-Power As Major Sponsor For Next Three Years

4 years ago
Queensland Rugby League (QRL) have announced Shell V-Power as the men’s and women’s Maroons major sponsor for 2021. The three-year deal includes former Maroon Petero Civoniceva acting as an ambassador between the two brands. Civoniceva will star in a video clip alongside newly-appointed Maroons coach, Paul Green, in an advertisement for Shell V-Power, where the former Australian prop laughs off a “seventy cents a litre” quip at a petrol station, being a humorous take on […]
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