By Dongyun Kwon
Rubbish bins on the main street of Healesville were set on fire over the night.
Healesville CFA was called to this incident around 12.20am on the Maroondah Highway, Healesville on Wednesday 27 November.
Healesville CFA captain Brian Earl said it took about 15 minutes to extinguish the fire.
“Once we got there, we found two rubbish bins burning quite well, one at the front of the Bendigo Bank and the other at the front of Aldi,” he said.
“We found someone had tried to set alight two other bins between those two.
“We handed it over to Victoria Police to investigate.”
Victoria Police confirmed they are investigating a series of council bin fires in Healesville.
“It is believed that three council bins were set alight on the Maroondah Highway in the early hours of the morning,” a Victoria Police spokesperson said.
“The investigation remains ongoing.”
Any witnesses, anyone with CCTV, dash cam vision or information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or anonymously at crimestoppersvic.com.au
