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Erin Somerville

Journalist at ABC News (Australia)

ABC Journalist. Tweets my own.

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  • 2 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Erin Somerville

    Family members of a man killed in a car crash with his partner in southern NSW say the tragedy could have been avoided. Bart Moore pleaded guilty in March to charges over the crash that killed two people. Moore will return to court for sentencing in June. The family of a man killed with his partner in a southern New South Wales car crash says the tragedy could have been avoided.

  • 2 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Erin Somerville

    A 24-year-old New South Wales woman has been sentenced after setting her friend on fire while partying. Corbie Jean Walpole poured petrol on Jake Loader and then set him alight while they were drinking in her backyard in January last year. Walpole will be eligible for parole in 2029. A southern NSW woman has been sentenced to seven-and-a-half years in jail for setting her friend on fire during a night of heavy partying.

  • 1 month ago | abc.net.au | Erin Somerville

    Corbie Jean Walpole poured fuel on her friend and set him alight after he made a misogynistic comment. The court heard Ms Walpole suffered from depression and substance abuse. She will return to court for sentencing later this month. A woman who angrily doused an "old friend" in petrol and set him alight for making a misogynistic comment was suffering from depression and substance abuse, a court has heard.

  • 1 month ago | abc.net.au | Erin Somerville |Callum Marshall

    A week-long police operation targeting organised crime groups and outlaw motorcycle gangs has netted 26 arrests. Almost 140 charges have been laid, including for alleged drugs and firearms offences. A senior detective says Wodonga, Cobram and Echuca are emerging as crime hotspots. A joint operation by Victorian and NSW police has netted 26 people on 60 charges including drugs and firearms offences. Police targeted outlaw motorcycle gangs and organised crime syndicates during the week-long operation.

  • 1 month ago | abc.net.au | Erin Somerville |Eden Hynninen

    Police are investigating the death of 46-year-old Yarrawonga woman Kylie Sanders after she was fatally struck by a car. Police said Ms Sanders was to trying to render assistance after witnessing an altercation when she was hit. Police later charged a 26-year-old man with offences not relating to Ms Sanders' death and he has been released on bail. Police are investigating the death of a much-loved Yarrawonga woman who died after being hit by a car on Friday night.

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Erin Somerville
Erin Somerville @erinbsomerville
29 Oct 24

The Prime Minister is in Wodonga today as part of a $17 million thermal energy announcement at Mars….but unfortunately would not take questions from local media. https://t.co/F5irp1riPU

Erin Somerville
Erin Somerville @erinbsomerville
24 Oct 24

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Erin Somerville
Erin Somerville @erinbsomerville
17 Oct 24

Murrumbidgee Local Health District has issued a thunderstorm asthma alert for Friday and Saturday. The region’s current high pollen count and predicted thunderstorms can increase asthma risk.