Brittany Busch

Southbank

Editorial Assistant at The Herald Sun

Articles

No-show campers leave sites empty over bumper Easter weekend

5 days ago | theage.com.au | Brittany Busch

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. An unseasonably warm start to the Easter long weekend gave Victorians something to look forward to as they battled the bumper-to-bumper traffic that is a quintessential part of the annual exodus from Melbourne. Once through the gridlock, conditions were perfect to set up a tent and spend some time in nature at one of Parks Victoria’s 131 campsites.
‘The most beautiful child’: Heidi, 3, remembered by parents

1 week ago | theage.com.au | Brittany Busch

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The parents of three-year-old Heidi Foote, who was hit and killed when a car mounted the footpath in Ocean Grove last week, have remembered their daughter as “the most beautiful child” who loved to sing. This Little Light of Mine had been her favourite song, the grieving family said in a statement on Wednesday, which was fitting for the legacy their daughter had left.
‘It wasn’t hard’: Man who confronted PM in hotel lobby walked straight in

1 week ago | smh.com.au | Brittany Busch |Cassandra Morgan |Eryk Bagshaw

By Brittany Busch, Cassandra Morgan and Eryk Bagshaw April 16, 2025 — 9.58am, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. A man who claims he ambushed the prime minister in a Melbourne hotel lobby has said he walked straight through the front door despite an apparent increase in security measures amid rising threats against Australian politicians.
Royal Children’s Hospital’s key donors hit back at claims they caused staff lay-offs

1 week ago | theage.com.au | Broede Carmody |Brittany Busch |Ashleigh McMillan

By Broede Carmody, Brittany Busch and Ashleigh McMillan April 13, 2025 — 1.06pm, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Major donors to the Royal Children’s Hospital have hit back at suggestions they are to blame for staff lay-offs, saying they have continued to fund programs in the hospital’s dedicated cancer centre.
Four-year-old child hit and killed by a car in Ocean Grove

1 week ago | smh.com.au | Brittany Busch

A four-year-old has died after he was hit by a car while on a footpath on Victoria’s Bellarine Peninsula. Emergency services were called to Presidents Avenue in Ocean Grove, about 100km south-west of Melbourne just before 5pm on Friday. Police said the driver of the car, a 71-year-old Ocean Grove woman, had been arrested at the scene. “Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives are investigating a fatal collision in Ocean Grove this afternoon,” Victoria Police said in a statement.
Four-year-old child hit and killed by a car in Ocean Grove

1 week ago | watoday.com.au | Brittany Busch

SaveNormal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text sizeA four-year-old has died after he was hit by a car while on a footpath on Victoria’s Bellarine Peninsula. Emergency services were called to Presidents Avenue in Ocean Grove, about 100 kilometres south-west of Melbourne just before 5pm on Friday. Police arrested the driver, a 71-year-old Ocean Grove woman, at the scene.Credit: Paul RoverePolice said the driver of the car, a 71-year-old Ocean Grove woman, had been arrested at the scene.
Woman gives birth to stranger’s baby after ‘distressing’ IVF bungle

2 weeks ago | watoday.com.au | Brittany Busch

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Woman gives birth to stranger’s baby after ‘distressing’ IVF bungle

2 weeks ago | smh.com.au | Brittany Busch

A woman impregnated through IVF has given birth to a stranger’s baby following an embryo mix-up at a fertility clinic. Monash IVF said in a statement late on Thursday that it became aware of the incident at one of its Brisbane clinics, in which the embryo of one patient was incorrectly implanted into another patient, in February. “Monash IVF’s focus is on supporting our patients through this extremely distressing time,” the statement said.
Superannuation hack a ‘wake-up call’ to make funds safe as a bank

2 weeks ago | smh.com.au | Brittany Busch |Michaela Whitbourn

By Brittany Busch and Michaela Whitbourn April 5, 2025 — 8.20pm, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Trillions of dollars in superannuation will be at risk of further cyberattacks until super funds boost their digital safeguards, according to one of Australia’s leading cybersecurity experts.
Video reveals moment billionaire Adrian Portelli was grilled for ‘circle work’

3 weeks ago | watoday.com.au | Brittany Busch |Erin Pearson

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