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Sep 13, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 13, 2026 · Wade Stephens

    Netball team's emotion-filled win after player killed in car crash (opens the original)

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    An A-grade netball team in Victoria's Wimmera region has won a high-emotion grand final after one of its most talented young players died in a car crash this week. The Navarre Grasshoppers beat the Carisbrook Redbacks 58-51 in the Maryborough Castlemaine District Netball League decider. The team has been celebrated for its bravery, skill and determination, to win the game in honour of teammate Zanaiya Bergen. The Navarre Grasshoppers have triumphed in a scenario no sporting team should ever have

  2. Article · Sep 2, 2026 · Wade Stephens

    Farmer aims to be first to swim length of Darling River (opens the original)

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    Victorian farmer Scott Gladman has set out on a mission to swim the full length of the Darling River. He started his journey in north-west New South Wales on Tuesday and aims to reach the Murray River, at the Victorian border, by the end of the year. Mr Gladman says he will miss grain harvest season, the Victorian election and his son's wedding during the swim, which is likely to take more than 100 days. For months, Victorian grain farm manager Scott Gladman has spent every working day training

  3. Article · Aug 31, 2026 · Wade Stephens

    Former massage therapist jailed for assaulting clients (opens the original)

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    A trainee massage therapist in north-west Victoria has been jailed for sexually touching two women during massages. After a two-day contested hearing, Tomey Mathew, 33, was found guilty of two charges of sexually touching the clients. He no longer works in the industry and has been sentenced to five months' imprisonment. A former massage therapist has been sent to prison for sexually touching two clients in regional Victoria. Warning: This article includes descriptions of sexual abuse. Tomey Mat

  4. Article · Aug 20, 2026 · Wade Stephens

    Mildura seeks healing after vehicle incident tears hole in community (opens the original)

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    Community leaders in Mildura have called for calm in the wake of an incident where two 12-year-old boys were struck by a ute in the north-west Victorian city's CBD. Heated discourse and accusations have followed the incident and continued after subsequent court appearances of the accused driver. Local leaders say more respect is needed in an environment where some social media pages have allowed unfettered commentary, and others struggle to keep up with moderation. Hateful public commentary in t

  5. Article · Aug 12, 2026 · Wade Stephens

    Bail for ute driver accused of running down 'blameless' 12yos on bike (opens the original)

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    A man who allegedly pursued and struck two "blameless" children with a ute in north-west Victoria has been granted bail. Gol Gol man Andrew Brien is accused of deliberately striking the boys, after they were seen on the same street where his partner's business was damaged. The court heard the boys were cleared of any wrongdoing on the night, and that Mr Brien's actions were "grossly unjustified". A man accused of deliberately driving into two "blameless" children in Mildura's Langtree Mall has b

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