Tyrone Dalton

3 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Tyrone Dalton

The Victorian government has confirmed it will not co-fund a program to help retrofit or rebuild homes damaged in Rochester's October 2022 floods. It is a devastating blow for residents, many of whom are still recovering from the fast-moving floods that impacted around 900 homes. In a letter Natural Disaster Recovery Minister Vicki Ward confirmed the government would not apply for a federal funding program that supports flood mitigation works on residents’ homes.

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Tyrone Dalton

Charges against two Victorian teenagers who bashed two other girls last year have been dropped on the grounds that they did not understand the severity of their actions. The Children's Court heard the girls, who were aged 12 and 13 at the time, demanded a vape from three girls they knew from social media at a Deakin Avenue entertainment complex in Mildura in late November 2024. "Why are you standing there so scared?" the court was told one of the two young girls said to the trio.

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Tyrone Dalton

The Coalition's promise that no additional transmission lines would be needed under a Liberal-National government has given western Victorian farmers a glimmer of hope. Many landholders oppose the controversial Victoria to NSW Interconnector West project, which promises to connect renewable energy to the grid for customers in Sydney and Melbourne. Opposition leader Peter Dutton's National Party colleague Bridget McKenzie doubled down on the party line on ABC radio in the past fortnight.

2 months ago | abc.net.au | Tyrone Dalton |Kimberley Price

A new trial program in regional Victoria is working with artificial technology to fast-track skin cancer diagnosis. Two out of three Australians face a battle with melanoma in their lives and the World Health Organisation predicts deaths from the cancer will increase 70 per cent by 2040. Residents in regional areas report barriers to skin cancer treatments, with less specialised health professionals and general practioners available.

2 months ago | abc.net.au | Tyrone Dalton

Andrew Crossman first noticed a rough patch of skin on the tip of his nose in 2019. The tennis coach and avocado farmer was naturally concerned, having spent a lifetime in the sun, but had always worn a hat. To be safe, Mr Crossman saw his GP, had a biopsy taken and was given the all-clear. But that rough patch returned twice in 2022 and was removed both times, before again returning one year later. It was then, while on a trip to Darwin, that Mr Crossman noticed a large lump inside his nostril.