POLICE have confirmed the car that was set alight in forest at Mandurang South last week was stolen.

In a social media post, police said the red BA Ford Falcon was stolen from a Goornong address in October.

The vehicle, with the registration JNR005, was seen in bushland in Mandurang on December 29.

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The bushland was in the vicinity of Pearces Road and Mandurang Road, near where the car was set alight the following day.

Police have urged anyone with information to call the Bendigo Police Station on 5448 1300 or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

Thursday

SEDGWICK Fire Brigade has encouraged anyone with information about a burnt-out car in Mandurang South on Wednesday to call police.

The vehicle, a red BA Ford Falcon, was well alight when firefighters arrived in the forest near Pearces and Bailiff roads after 2pm.

Anyone with information about the vehicle or suspicious activity around the time of the fire is urged to call the Bendigo Police Station on 5448 1300.

Wednesday

FIREFIGHTERS have been left shaking their heads after a burnt-out vehicle was found in part of the forest at Mandurang South.

The Ford sedan was fully alight when crews arrived around 2.30pm.

Mandurang Fire Brigade captain Ken Butler said it was unusual for a burnt-out vehicle to be on the side of the forest closest to Pearces and Bailiff roads.

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Firefighters suspected the car, which had no number plates, might have been stolen.

Police were called to investigate.

Firefighters had the blaze out within a couple of minutes.

Crews from Bendigo, Mandurang, Sedgwick, and Kangaroo Flat fire brigades responded.

Mr Butler said his brigade attended a car fire every couple of months.

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He said burnt-out vehicles were being left in increasingly random places in the Bendigo area.

It has been exactly a month since the local government area entered the Fire Danger Period.

For more on what is and is not permitted during the Fire Danger Period, visit the CFA website.

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