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Preventing costly hay stack fires

A massive blaze in Kerang in 2023 destroyed hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of hay. Picture: File
Peter Bannan

WITH hay season starting in the Mallee, farmers are being urged to take extra care in preventing haystack fires. Between 30 June, 2024, and 1 July, 2025, CFA responded to 73 haystack and hay shed fires in regional areas, with 53 per cent occurring in the west and north west of the state. Haystack fires […]

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