Natasha Schapova

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Bransen Gibson |Brianna Melville |Natasha Schapova

The Kalannie Bulldogs from WA's Wheatbelt have travelled to Victoria to play the Bannockburn Tigers in a pre-season friendly. About 100 people made the trip from WA to honour Jack Satchell, a former player from both teams. The clubs say there is talk of Bannockburn visiting the tiny town of Kalannie in the future. Two football teams from country towns on opposite sides of Australia have faced off in Victoria to honour a late mate who belonged to both clubs.

2 months ago | abc.net.au | Natasha Schapova

Queuing to board a flight at Avalon Airport on Friday, Geelong resident Natalie Bowdery was feeling a tad apprehensive. "It's pretty scary and alarming and I think a lot of us are thinking how could that possibly have happened, but I'm still trying to be positive about the trip today," she said. A day earlier, a teenager allegedly armed with a shotgun entered a Jetstar plane en route to Sydney.

2 months ago | abc.net.au | Natasha Schapova

Some workers based in the Avalon Employment Precinct are struggling to get to their jobs because of inadequate public transport infrastructure connecting Avalon Airport with Geelong. Avalon Airport says it would be willing to pay a portion of the costs to improve public transport links, and it is in discussions with the Victorian Government. The Department of Transport says it is investigating ways to improve bus links between the rail network and destinations such as the Avalon Airport.

2 months ago | abc.net.au | Natasha Schapova

Amanda* once felt intense anxiety when driving into work, but after several years of frequent assaults, she says her dread has morphed into anger. Working as a mental health nurse within a psychiatric ward at a Victorian hospital, she has become immune to occupational violence which, she says, is inflicted almost daily. "I hate it. I hate coming into work," she said.

Feb 9, 2025 | abc.net.au | Natasha Schapova

Remedios Linden views wildlife rescue as being on par in urgency with a triple-0 call. So when the wildlife rescuer was called out to a kangaroo with broken legs which had been dying by the roadside for more than a day, she was angry. A member of the public told Ms Linden they had first reported the distressed animal to the state's largest wildlife rescue group, Wildlife Victoria, but called her local organisation the next day after seeing the kangaroo had still not been attended to.