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Why Simon’s alleged poisoning charges were dropped

ON MONDAY, July 7, 2025, Leongatha mother of two, Erin Patterson, was found guilty on four charges, three counts of murder against her in-laws Gail and Don Patterson and Gail’s sister Heather Wilkinson, and one of attempted murder against Ian...

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11 Aug 2025

Powerful memories, steadfast friends… and some missing silverware!

YOU could buy a ‘spacious 4-bedroom brick veneer home’ in Wonthaggi for $259,000, the Wonthaggi windfarm was under construction and Gippsland Power, featuring the likes of Daisy Thomas, Scott Pendlebury and a young Beau Vernon, won the TAC Cup...

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10 Aug 2025

Finals hopes dashed for error-riddled Wonthaggi Power

THE crucial game between Traralgon and Wonthaggi started just as the home side would have wanted it to. The contest was fierce at the first ball up with Jye Gilmour, Ollie Dawson and Jai Williams coming in quickly to help their onballers; Jasper...

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10 Aug 2025

Community

In life and in death Noelene Lyons served us well

THE late Noelene Lyons of Wonthaggi maintained that you could judge the strength of a community by the way it looked after those who had gone before. Which is why she had a lifelong passion for and interest in local cemeteries, especially the...

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Football

200 up for Leongatha Parrots spiritual leader

THE story goes that when big Benny Willis arrived at training in Leongatha at the start of the 2014 season from Thorpdale, he was supposed to be going to Inverloch. But 199 senior games and four premierships later, as well as a ‘minor...

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What ‘helpful’ Erin said in her police interview

AT THE urging of the media, without objection from the Patterson and Wilkinson families but against the wishes of convicted triple murderer, Erin Patterson, the full video recording of the police record of interview with Ms Patterson has now been...

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‘A lot of victim statements’ in mushroom murder case

JUSTICE Beale has set aside a whole day of a two-day plea hearing later this month just to hear “a lot” of witness impact statements arising out of the murders of three Korumburra family members, and the attempted murder of a fourth. On Friday...

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Community

Start the conversation that might stop suicide, he said

HOW good are country football-netball clubs! Not only do they provide a fun, fitness and a social outlet for the youth of their towns and districts, and engagement for the parents, friends and supporters, but they’re increasingly taking...

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Video shows the moment police almost lost the mushroom case

HANDS up who knows the access code for their mobile phone? Silly question really! It might as well be tattooed on your forehead. It’s something you’d never forget and if there’s any risk you might forget the access code for your phone...

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05 Aug 2025

Take a look at what’s happening at J-Bay

FAR from being solely Inverloch’s problem. The battle against beach erosion is worldwide, and a new video from Jeffreys Bay in South Africa might just offer an insight for local land managers into what not to do, even if it doesn’t provide...

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03 Aug 2025

Mary Aldred MP joins Bendigo Bank pile-on

NEW Member for Monash, Mary Aldred, has used her first opportunity to make a ‘Statement by Members’ to heap further pressure on Bendigo Bank and the government over the closure of bank branches in regional areas. Speaking in the parliament on...

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03 Aug 2025

First speech one day, first question the next for Mary Aldred MP

THE new Member for Monash, Mary Aldred, wasted no time testing her wings in Federal Parliament on Wednesday, July 30, the day after delivering an impressive first speech. And she did so by addressing a question to the Prime Minister, no less, on an...

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