
Rebecca Borg
Education Reporter at The Herald Sun
Education Reporter for @theheraldsun @newscorpaus | MPC 30th Quills - Young Journalist of the Year | Got a yarn? 📧 [email protected] or DM me.
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Jan 26, 2025 |
news.com.au | Aneeka Simonis |Rebecca Borg
A series of child abduction attempts remain unsolved as nervous parents return their kids to school for the year. Men in white vans who tried to take four children aged 10-15 from the streets of Melbourne in separate terrifying incidents in the final weeks of term four remain at large despite police efforts to locate them. Police have stressed they are hunting four individual suspects with no connection to each other.
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Nov 16, 2024 |
geelongadvertiser.com.au | Brooke Grebert-Craig |Rebecca Borg
Residents in parts of regional Victoria are being forced to evacuate as bushfires burn out of control. A “leave immediately” warning was issued for towns in Victoria’s west, including Chetwynd, Connewirricoo and Kadnook on Saturday. “Leaving immediately is the safest option, before conditions become too dangerous,” the alert said.
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Nov 15, 2024 |
townsvillebulletin.com.au | Brooke Grebert-Craig |Rebecca Borg
VictoriaDon't miss out on the headlines from Victoria. Followed categories will be added to My News. Residents in parts of regional Victoria are being forced to evacuate as bushfires burn out of control. A “leave immediately” warning was issued for towns in Victoria’s west, including Chetwynd, Connewirricoo and Kadnook on Saturday. “Leaving immediately is the safest option, before conditions become too dangerous,” the alert said.
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Nov 15, 2024 |
cairnspost.com.au | Rebecca Borg
Emergency services are urging residents in several regional Victorian towns to evacuate as out-of-control bushfires threaten homes. A “watch and act — leave now” alert was issued for Gellibrand, Kawarren — which is 22kms south of Colac — just before 2.30pm on Saturday, as a bushfire in a southerly direction from Railway Line Rd. This Watch & Act - Leave now is for Gellibrand, Kawarren. Don't wait, leaving now is the safest option - conditions may change and get worse very quickly.
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Aug 31, 2024 |
heraldsun.com.au | Rebecca Borg
While her classmates were focusing on school, friendship and sports, she was battling a difficult home life and an addiction. “Mainstream school just wasn’t an option for me,” she said. “Uniforms and canteen food was expensive, and it’s messed up because if you come from a home where there’s no food, no one is going to help you out and it sucks.”Saph had almost given up on her education when a youth worker came to her rescue. “His name was Peter, and he told me about this school,” she said.
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