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We’re in for a cloudy day, with a high (70%) chance of showers, most likely this evening - Bendigo 13, Echuca 15, Maryborough 12, Kyneton 10, Redesdale 12, Castlemaine 12.
Catch up on news around the region here:
Both men charged after brothers Fred and Gary Whearem were killed in a crash on the Calder Highway at Glenalbyn have pleaded guilty. More here.
Bendigo looks set to embrace app-based transporation company Uber. More here.
Bendigo business leaders fear two new public holidays would place further pressure on small businesses across the city. More here.
Work to transform the former Hopetoun Hotel into a Lazy Moes is "50 per cent complete", restaurant chain owner Michael Guida says. More here.
Weekend footy teams for the HDFNL, LVFNL, NCFL, TAC Cup and VWFL. More here.
Grant Weeks has labelled the AFL Victoria Country forward line to tackle the VAFA at the QEO on Saturday as the most potent front six he’s played with. More here.
Need a national news snapshot first thing - well, we have you covered.
► BUNBURY: Ben Roberts gained a new perspective on life after he fell about 10 metres down a rockface at Windjana Gorge in the Kimberley. More here
► NEWCASTLE: Businessman Gerard Beiboer has been identified as the pilot killed in the plane crash at Bishops Bridge. More here
► BENDIGO: Controversial ride-sharing company Uber has set its sights on Bendigo. The app-based passenger service has saturated social media in recent days, advertising for drivers. More here
► MURRAYLANDS: Police have arrested and charged a Murray Mallee man with exhibiting indecent material to a minor. More here
► WODONGA: A Wodonga truck driver was badly injured after being thrown from his vehicle during a horror run for truckies on Border roads. More here
► WARRNAMBOOL: Warrnambool mayor Michael Neoh says personal attacks at city councillors on social media are childish and amount to cyber bullying. A series of posts have been launched against councillors in recent months, the latest seen by The Standard took aim at Cr Kylie Gaston. More here
► MAITLAND: A financial counselling service offering help to Maitland’s most vulnerable will face closure within three months without secure funding. More here
► TAS: The contract to secure North-West Tasmania as host of the 2017 Australian Masters Games is expected to be formally signed. More here
► FRIDAY FUNNY: The Area News (Griffith) journalist Riley Krause revealed lip syncing was actually a subject he studied at university. View the video below:
► A strong cold front will sweep over much of Australia over the weekend, potentially causing the largest outbreak of frigid conditions in 15 years, the Bureau of Meteorology says. More here
► Family violence matters have dominated Victoria's magistrates courts more than any other issue in the past decade, according to a joint submission to the Royal Commission into Family Violence. More here
► Opposition Leader Bill Shorten has faced a slew of conflict of interest allegations over informal deals struck with employers which delivered millions of dollars to the Australian Workers Union while he was secretary, during a gruelling second day before the trade union royal commission. More here
► 1991: Boris Yeltsin takes office as the first elected President of Russia. Shake your groove thing, Boris. Shake it!
► BEIRUT: Behind the ultra-violent execution videos that have become the Islamic State's disturbing trademark is a carefully calibrated set of messages aimed not at terrorising but at recruiting people to "an alternative way of living". More here
► PHILIPPINES: He is the little boy who has inspired thousands simply by doing his homework. Daniel Cabrera, a homeless boy in the Philippines, was photographed sitting in a carpark and using the dim glow from a McDonald's outlet to complete his homework on a makeshift bench. More here
► ITALY: In yet another case of Australians behaving badly overseas, two travellers have been detained by Italian police for allegedly having sex on a park bench in Florence. More here
A Goolwa artist has won a prize for a mixed media portrait of her husband.
Lisa Ingerson's Arky 2 was announced as the portrait hanger's prize winner for the Royal South Australian Society of the Arts (RSASA) on Sunday, June 28.
The announcement was made by Adelaide Lord Mayor Martin Haese at the opening of the RSASA Portrait Prize exhibition. More here