Carranaballac Cricket Club reduced to ashes after fire in western Victorian community of Streatham Submitted by daniel on Wed, 14/01/2026 - 00:00 When fires were bearing down on their home at Streatham, in Victoria's west, on Friday, Leigh and Pauline Graham got ready to leave. Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Streatham fire recovery Submitted by daniel on Tue, 13/01/2026 - 22:34 Eighteen homes were among 59 structures burnt in a fire at Streatham in the southern part of Ararat municipality. Firefighters managed to contain the grass fire, which started on Friday, on Monday after it burnt 20,000 hectares of land from Streatham towards Skipton. The Weekly Advertiser
'We just had no time': farmers count the cost of devastating Skipton fire Submitted by daniel on Tue, 13/01/2026 - 22:31 Pictures by Petra Oates Farmers and CFA volunteers who fought a fast-moving grass fire that tore through Streatham and Skipton on Friday described it as a "nightmare three hours". Subscribe now for unlimited access to all our agricultural news across the nation Stock & Land
Barratt London picks up South London residential site Submitted by daniel on Tue, 13/01/2026 - 13:52 Affordable housing provider Clarion Housing Group and Hadley Property Group have agreed a deal to sell the former Homebase site at 100 Woodgate Drive in Streatham Vale to Barratt London for an undisclosed price. BE News
Whitbread targets the opening of 17 new Premier Inns Submitted by daniel on Tue, 13/01/2026 - 05:00 The UK’s largest hotel business is aiming to add more than 2,200 bedrooms across 17 locations under its Premier Inn and hub by Premier Inn brands. The plans form part of Whitbread’s wider strategy to grow its network to 98,000 bedrooms by 2030. london-now.co.uk
Recovery continues as worst of bushfire threat subsides Submitted by daniel on Tue, 13/01/2026 - 02:15 More than 500 structures have been lost across Victoria in the bushfires. Photo: Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS LATEST ON VICTORIAN BUSHFIRE SITUATION: Subscribe now for unlimited access. or signup to continue reading Holiday Offer The Canberra Times
Powercor, AusNet begin bushfire recovery Submitted by daniel on Tue, 13/01/2026 - 00:33 Victoria’s energy infrastructure is facing major rehabilitation challenges as conditions ease and the recovery begins after multiple bushfires ripped through local communities. Energy Magazine
Starmer visits Ikea Croydon – but not to assemble new cabinet Submitted by daniel on Mon, 12/01/2026 - 17:48 Keir Starmer, the son of a tool-maker, managed a quick, and secretive, visit to Ikea in Croydon this morning. It was suggested that he may have been looking for a new cabinet, because the one he’s got in Downing Street appears to be falling apart… Inside Croydon
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