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2 months ago | 
abc.net.au | Bec Symons |William Howard
A regional passenger train has collided with a truck near Sale in eastern Victoria. About 100 passengers were evacuated from the carriage, some with minor injuries. Police will investigate the cause of the crash. Several passengers have been injured in a crash between a truck and a V/Line passenger train at Kilmany, near Sale, in Victoria's east. Police say the truck was towing an excavator when it and the train collided at 10:10am on Tuesday.
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2 months ago | 
abc.net.au | Bec Symons |William Howard
Police allege Victorian man Lawrence Gardam, 45, drove through a shopping centre at Sale on Monday. He has been charged with a range of driving offences, and did not apply for bail. Prosecutors have asked for extra time to compile the evidence hand up brief as they plan to interview more witnesses. A man who allegedly ploughed through a regional Victorian shopping centre in the middle of the after-school rush has faced court.
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2 months ago | 
abc.net.au | William Howard |Rachael Lucas
A man is on the run after driving through a shopping centre in Victoria's east. Emergency services were called to the Gippsland Centre on Cunninghame Street in Sale about 3:40pm on Monday. Police said a person in a red Ford Falcon ute drove through the front glass doors of the shopping centre before exiting on the other side and fleeing the scene. Crews from Ambulance Victoria and the CFA were called to assist but no-one was injured.
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Dec 9, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | William Howard |Tavleen Singh
A bull shark has been spotted swimming in Gippsland's Mitchell River prompting authorities to urge people to stay out of the water. The freshwater river, about 270 kilometres east of Melbourne, is a popular destination for fishing and swimming, particularly in summer. The warning was first posted on the VicEmergency website at 1.40pm on Tuesday, with authorities expected to provide another update tomorrow afternoon.
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Dec 5, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | William Howard
The Australian Workers' Union (AWU) has called on the Victorian government to scrap its plans to lease out two popular snow resorts. Mount Baw Baw and Lake Mountain snow resorts in Victoria's north-east are once again on the market — just two years after the state took back control of operations under Alpine Resorts Victoria. AWU organiser James Newbold said the announcement had left resort workers feeling uncertain about their futures.
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Nov 29, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | William Howard
Georgia vividly remembers the night she had her first seizure. She was 10 years old and staying with her grandparents. "I went to bed feeling stressed and anxious … I felt like something bad was going to happen to my grandparents," she said. This seizure was not a one-off, and Georgia was soon diagnosed with epilepsy. Data from Epilepsy Action Australia estimates about 800,000 Australians will develop the condition in their lifetime, and one in three will not gain seizure control with medication.
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Nov 28, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | William Howard
The owner of a snow sports store in Victoria's east says he was shell-shocked to learn the state government wanted to privatise the operation of two major snow resorts. The government has confirmed it is seeking expressions of interest for the long-term lease arrangement of operations at Mount Baw Baw and Lake Mountain. Matt Youd, who has been running Erica Ski Hire since 2010, said he had concerns about the future viability of his business.
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Nov 22, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Ashlee Aldridge |William Howard
The Great Alpine Road in Victoria's high country has been closed in both directions after being damaged by a sinkhole. The sinkhole emerged at Jackass Gully between Harrietville and Hotham Heights about 7am on Saturday. Mount Hotham Chamber of Commerce president Steve Belli said he expected the closure to be in place for some time. "It looks like a collapsed mine shaft, but that's [not yet] confirmed," Mr Belli said.
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Nov 20, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | William Howard
When teenagers disengage from the education system, it can be challenging to get them back to school. So, a school in Victoria is trying a different approach. Lowanna College in Gippsland is home to the state's first high school automotive class with a racing car simulator and it's seeing great results. Could this method be used more widely to tackle the number of kids dropping out of high school? Featured: Ryden, Student, Lowanna College David "Mitchy" Mitchell, Teacher, Lowanna College
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Nov 19, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | William Howard
Ryden was in year seven when he fell into the wrong crowd. Lacking ambition and often skipping class, it didn't take long for the teenager's grades to slip. "I wasn't in a good place, my marks were really bad," Ryden said. At the age of 13, he was ready to ditch school entirely. Then, teacher David "Mitchy" Mitchell intervened. "I owe a lot to Mitchy, he got me engaged with school," Ryden said. Mr Mitchell teaches the automotive class at Gippsland's Lowanna College in Victoria's east.
