AS promised by Premier Daniel Andrews last week, policing of the ‘ring of steel’ between surburban and regional Victoria has been beefed up.

DESCRIBED as one of the worst corners in Mansfield, the intersection of Victoria and Ultimo streets has claimed yet another accident.

THE Crime Statistics Agency has recently released their figures for the year ending March 2020, showing that Mansfield has seen a 5.3 per cent increase in criminal incidents from 2019.

DOMINATING Mansfield Police activity over the past week has been the evacuation of camping grounds and higher bush retreats due to bushfires sweeping across the Alpine region.