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We’re in for a cloudy day, with a medium (40%) chance of showers, most likely later tonight - Bendigo 12, Echuca 14, Maryborough 12, Kyneton 11, Redesdale 13, Castlemaine 12.
Let’s take a look at what’s making news around the region…
Controversial ride-sharing company Uber has set its sights on Bendigo. More here.
Affordable housing provider Community Housing Limited has been found by Consumer Affairs Victoria to have over-valued the market rent of one of its Bendigo properties. More here.
Police are urging motorcyclists to take care on the region's roads this winter. More here.
SAM Irwin-Hill has called on the community to help him fund his National Football League dream. More here.
Another State of Origin has come and gone. Queensland broke a host of records in a game they dominated from the outset, scoring a massive 52-6 win.
Relive the action from the bloodbath here:
Here's a cracking Facebook post for Queenslanders ...
Need a national news snapshot first thing - well, we have you covered.
► MAITLAND: A man has died in a plane crash at Bishops Bridge. Emergency services were called to an Old Maitland Road property about 4.30pm on Wednesday after multiple reports of a plane crash on a nearby property. More here
► DUBBO: It is yet to start flying its Dubbo to Brisbane route but air operator JETGO is so impressed by the community response to the new service it has upped the number of flights in its regular weekly schedule. More here
► GOOLWA: A crafty group of locals is partaking in a worldwide movement to knit prosthetic breasts for women who have survived breast cancer. More here
► YACKANDANDAH: Seven hundred and six years, 8472 months, 36,837 weeks, 257,861 days, more than six million hours. That’s the combined lifespan of seven centenarian women living at Yackandandah Health. More here
► BALLARAT: A leading Ballarat Aboriginal organisation has been the target of a vicious, bigoted attack during a week of national recognition for Australia's Indigenous people. More here
► LAUNCESTON: A stain on Mill Road in Perth may contain vital evidence on the disappearance of missing Launceston man Ben Plowright. More here
► WARRNAMBOOL: Veteran Warrnambool artist John Wilkins has had lifetime pieces of art destroyed during a break-in just five weeks before a major exhibition. More here
► WAGGA WAGGA: A former soldier has spoken of the bureaucratic battle under way over who accepts responsibility for a post-war trauma. More here
► Australia should have the ambition to keep a submarine industry that can make the "most sophisticated equipment on the face of the planet", South Australia's Premier Jay Weatherill has said. More here
► Bill Shorten isn't the first politician to be embarrassed by a late campaign declaration, and he won't be the last. The difference is that most slip-ups aren't revealed under the glare of a high-profile royal commission into "corruption" when the subject is already under immense pressure. More here
► The number of people languishing on ambulance trolleys in emergency departments while paramedics queue to hand them over to hospital staff has stayed much the same over the past six months under the Andrews government in Victoria, and the problem appears to be getting worse. More here
► 1981: Donkey Kong, a video game created by Nintendo, is released. The game marks the debut of Nintendo's future mascot, Mario.
► LONDON: A large unexploded shell from World War II has been found on a building site in west London, forcing the evacuation of hundreds of shoppers from a nearby Westfield shopping centre. More here
► UNITED STATES: An F-16 military plane collided midair with a small plane near Charleston, South Carolina, on Tuesday morning US time leaving two people dead, federal officials confirmed. More here
► GREECE: One by one, the victims of Greek austerity arrive at George Vichas' clinic. A mother has been watering down the powdered milk for her baby, who is now starving. A cancer survivor cannot afford the co-pay on life-saving medicine. Ditto for a multiple sclerosis sufferer. Diabetes. High blood pressure. Psychological conditions. More here
Helping deliver his own two sons was a highlight of nearly 40 years of service for Inspector Chris Patrick, whose career with NSW Ambulance draws to a close this week.
The 61-year-old duty operations manager worked his final shift on Tuesday and his last day with NSW Ambulance is Friday.
Inspector Patrick started with NSW Ambulance in September 1978, stationed in his home town of Blacktown.
From there he moved to Batlow, Lithgow and then Dubbo in 2004, where his role took in Gilgandra, Coonamble, Walgett, Lightning Ridge and Collarenebri. More here