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28 August 2026

Two western Victorian war memorials hit by vanadals within one month

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Two western Victorian war memorials hit by vanadals within one month

Two war memorials in neighbouring western Victorian towns have been defaced within the last month. In the regional town of Dobie, just south-east of Ararat, a plaque was stolen from a war memorial ...

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