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Alert and alarmed over batteries

CHANGE your clock; change your smoke alarm battery.
That’s the message from the CFA as residents get ready to turn back their timekeepers this weekend.
Cardinia Brigades Administration Officer Lisa Hicks visited U3A (University of the 3rd Age) students last week to remind them of the importance of the changeover.
She also handed out free batteries.

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