Adrian Black

Jun 3, 2024 | bendigoadvertiser.com.au | Adrian Black |Jenny Denton

Househunters in Bendigo are facing scammers preying on them. Picture suppliedBendigo has a "complete mismatch" between soaring housing prices and stagnant incomes as more Victorians find themselves sleeping rough in towns and bushland. Subscribe now for unlimited access. House prices in the city jumped by around 56 per cent in the five years to 2021, while average incomes lifted only 22 per cent, the council's strategic planning manager Anthony Petherbridge said.

May 3, 2024 | bluemountainsgazette.com.au | Adrian Black

There are fears Victoria's agricultural potential is being hampered by an ad-hoc planning framework. (HANDOUT/CAROLINE DUNCAN PHOTOGRAPHY)Victoria's food supply is being undermined by increasing land use competition, fractured planning decisions and a lack of an overarching strategy to develop and feed the state, an inquiry has been told.

Apr 26, 2024 | bendigoadvertiser.com.au | Adrian Black

A weaker Australian dollar is affecting petrol prices at the moment, an analyst says. (Flavio Brancaleone/AAP PHOTOS)Australians are paying more than ever at the fuel bowser as a weak Australian dollar collides with rising crude prices, new data shows. The average price of 91 octane unleaded has soared to 217.92 cents per litre in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, according to Compare the Market data, breaking the $2.17 record set last September.

Apr 16, 2024 | thewest.com.au | Adrian Black

The ashes of a mysterious digger have been laid to rest after a nationwide search failed to uncover any living relatives. Former Australian Army serviceman Private William Halliday was given a small military service in Yarragon in southeast Victoria on Tuesday. The ceremony comes after the discovery in 2023 of an unmarked cremation box and a folder of dusty photos in a garage sparked a search for the former soldier's family.

Mar 30, 2024 | en.mogaznews.com | Adrian Black

Health alert issued after measles case detected in Sydney: These are the ... trends now By Adrian Black For Australian Associated Press Published: 03:37 BST, 31 March 2024 | Updated: 03:37 BST, 31 March 2024 Viewcomments A measles alert has been issued after NSW Health was notified about a woman with the infectious disease in western Sydney.