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■ Police have arrested three people and seized over $12,000 of 1,4-Butanediol in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs. The arrests follow a 14-month investigation led by the Croydon Divisional Response Unit into an alleged drug trafficking ring operating across Lilydale and Mordialloc. Croydon DRU with support from Moorabbin Crime Investigation Unit, Special Operations Group, and Dog Squad executed two search warrants in Lilydale and Mordialloc. ■ Detectives executed a search warrant in Lilydale, where they seized 7.75 litres of 1,4Butanediol stored in professionally packaged bottles. Other drugs seized include methylamphetamine, cocaine, MDMA, psilocybin and buprenorphine. ■ A second search warrant was executed at a factory in Mordialloc where detectives located and seized three allegedly stolen passports and other fraudulent documents. Police also seized buprenorphine strips at the address. A 42-year-old Lilydale man was arrested and charged with traffick commercial quantity of 1,4Butanediol, traffick methylamphetamine, eight
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charges for drug possession, possess proceeds of crime, and fail to stop on police direction. He was remanded to appear at Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on January 25. A 42-year-old Mordialloc man was arrested and charged with traffick commercial quantity of 1,4-Butanediol, traffick methylamphetamine, fail to appear while on bail, handle stolen goods, and fail to provide information. He was remanded to appear at Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on January 25. Also arrested was a 44-year-old Mordialloc woman who was charged with fail to nominate driver. She was bailed to appear at Ringwood Magistrates’ Court on December 6. The investigation remains ongoing.
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results in flash flooding. The underground drainage system cannot always capture the volume and fast-moving water as it hits the ground when flash flooding occurs,” said a Yarra Ranges Council representative. “It is important to understand that the roads are an integral part of the drainage system and during heavy rains will carry water, with drivers needing to drive to conditions. “Flash flooding on roads usually drains away relatively quickly once the heavy rainfall stops. “It is not always possible to fix localised flooding by adding new drains or making drains bigger, as this often shifts the problem downstream. “The best approach is to model and plan for where flooding might occur, allowing for the safe flow of water while minimising the impact on buildings, businesses, and other infrastructure.
● Yarra Ranges Shire Council Yarra Ranges Council says silience where flooding was that it has allocated $16 mil- raised. “Local councils need tarlion to be spent on drainage over the next six years and has just geted flood modelling to idencompleted consultation on a tify areas of greatest vulnerabilStormwater Management ity, prioritise infrastructure investments, and reduce flood Plan. “Yarra Ranges is the sec- risks in those locations. “With limited resources and ond most disaster-impacted council across 479 local gov- many areas to address, it’s esernments in Australia, under- sential that we focus on the scoring the urgent need for places most at risk. “We need strong comprehensive, forward-thinking strategies to enhance cli- centralised data and analytics to prioritise and sustainable mate resilience. “Council also presented at funding for resilience initiathe State Government's Com- tives and to build community mittee Inquiry into Climate Re- awareness.”
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