General News
16 August, 2026
POLICE BEAT: Man charged over Country Club burglary
The man was remanded in custody and appeared in Horsham Magistrates’ Court on August 5.
A MAN has been charged following a burglary at the St Arnaud Country Club. At around 7am on August 4, St Arnaud uniform members responded to the incident and arrested a 39-year-old St Arnaud man.
Detectives from the Northern Grampians Crime Investigation Unit (CIU) were investigating a series of burglaries in the St Arnaud area. They then charged the St Arnaud man with burglary, theft, criminal damage, handling stolen goods, going equipped to steal, committing an indictable offence whilst on bail, and contravening a conduct condition of bail.
The man was remanded in custody and appeared in Horsham Magistrates’ Court on August 5.
Drug arrest
POLICE arrested and charged a 48-year-old man on Kings Avenue, St Arnaud, with possessing cannabis on July 4 at 3.15am. He was bailed to appear before the Magistrates’ Court at a later date.
Club room access
Offender(s) gained access to a building at King Georges Park, St Arnaud, between July 13 and 14.
Nothing was stolen.
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