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MOIRA: Fatal incident at Yarrawonga

Saturday, April 26, 2025

Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding a fatal collision in Yarrawonga on Friday night (Apr. 25). It is understood two people were involved in an altercation on Hargrave Ct just after 8.30pm, before a woman attempted to intervene. Police were told a man got into a car a short time later….

Council News

MURRINDINDI: Exton produces evidence, but Shire denies any irregularities

Local businessman Charles Exton has produced evidence of the many obstacles he has faced over six years from Murrindindi Shire Council in his bid to develop land at Carey Rd, Killing-worth, Yea.Mr Exton says he had to deal with 18 different Shire staff members over the six-year period, eight of them in the past two…

Council News

WHITTLESEA: Taylor is new Mayor

Whittlesea Council elected Cr Martin Taylor (pictured) as its new Mayor at a meeting last night Thursday (Apr. 24).He replaces Cr Aidan McLindon who has been suspended as a Councillor for six months by Local Government Minister Nick Staikos.Cr Taylor was elected unopposed to role of Mayor for the remainder of the current Mayoral term,…

Sport

SPORT: Ted Ryan’s Racing Coverage

Queensland racing will swing into action with the Doomben 10,000 to be run over1200 metres.Then it is the Doomben Cup which will be run over 2000 metres with hopefully a top-class field of stayers.In early betting bookies have the Chris Waller trained Buckaroo in as the early favourite before acceptances for the Cup.He failed to…

Sport

SPORT: Harness Racing with Len Baker

• The week kicked off with a double night meeting on Tuesday April 22 with both Mildura and the regular Shepparton fixture taking place.What a night it was for local Birdwoodton trainer Naomi Kerr at Mildura winning the first three races on the seven event card including the $7,000 Robinvale Pacing Cup over 1790 metres…

Police News

CARDINIA: 5 drug drivers in ANZAC weekend blitz

Friday, April 25, 2025

Cardinia Highway Patrol members patrolling the streets of Cardinia have nabbed five drug drivers and a drink driver as part of Operation Compass over the ANZAC long weekend.The impaired drug driving incidents in Pakenham include:

Police News

MORNINGTON PENINSULA: Man dies at Cape Schanck

Police will prepare a report for the Coroner following the death of a man in Cape Schanck on Friday morning (Apr. 25).Emergency services were called to a beach off Boneo Rd about 9.45am after reports a man had been washed off rocks and was in the water.A search of the water was conducted and the…

Observer

OBSERVER: New $1m contribution to Bowness Prize

Submissions are now open for the 20th anniversary of the Bowness Photography Prize.There have been major uplifts to the prize, making it secure for future generations, and which see it becoming the richest cash prize for photography in the country.A substantial philanthropic gift from the Bowness Family Foundation has enabled these developments.Theree will be a…

Observer

OBSERVER: Josephine Wants To Dance

‘Josephine Wants to Dance’ and now so do I. I was extremely fortunate to attend the Monkey Baa Theatre Company’s amazing musical production Josephine Wants To Dance, based on the popular Australian picture book by Jackie French and Bruce Whatley at the perfectly suited intimate setting of the Alexander Theatre Monash University.This uplifting, funny and…

Observer

OBSERVER: Yirramboi

Yirramboi’s 2025 Festival is being presented from May 1-11 at various Melbourne CBD venues.The Festival is set to close with Barring Yanabul (‘We all walk the path’) and The Uncle Archie Roach Block Party, transforming the heart of Melbourne with live music, DJs, voguing, performance art and installation – breaking away from colonial spaces and…