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Council & Politics
17 October, 2025
Audit digs up grave mistakes
A half-million-dollar dispute, a hijacked business name and a coffin full of questions had The Stawell Times-News office working overtime to make sense of a serious set of circumstances which have left Northern Grampians Shire Council red-faced and a respected local business in disarray. Last week, the Times-News obtained a document dated August 14, 2025, which matter-of-factly explained that Northern Grampians Shire Council was actively pursuing funeral directors Fred Crouch and Son, for debts totalling $583,043.00 inclusive of GST as of July 31 this year.
Northern Grampians Shire claims a local undertaker owes it $583,043.
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