The Advocate - Hepburn

Residents struggling with the aftermath of January's major grassfire south of Ballarat have been hit with a new blow.

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Authorities have received reports about fake tradies who are scamming vulnerable people around Streatham, Skipton and Carranballac, as well as other fire-affected parts of Victoria.

A horror crash between a car and a truck at a rural intersection in Western Victoria has cut short the life of a three-year-old boy and his parents.

Emergency services were called to the scene at the intersection of Eurambeen-Streatham and Mount William roads in Stoneleigh - about 45 minutes west of Ballarat - shortly after 9.30am after the small car was T-boned by the truck.