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A severe weather warning is in place for most of Victoria, including our region.
The Bureau of Meteorology is warning of damaging winds and heavy rainfall which may lead to flash flooding. Read more here.
Bendigo, Redesdale and Maryborough are headed for a top of 17 degrees, Castlemaine 16, Kyneton 14 and Echuca 19.
Catch up on news here:
‘Suspicious package’ closes Bendigo road
Investigations are continuing after the bomb squad was called to Bendigo last night to retrieve a suspicious package. Read more here.
Three charged after ‘mock beheading’ in Bendigo
THREE men have been charged with religious vilification for staging a mock beheading in front of the City of Greater Bendigo offices last year. Read more here.
Roads claiming more lives
Sixteen people have lost their lives on central Victoria’s roads so far this year. Read more here.
Snakes on move through heat, flood
The warning has gone out to be wary of snakes not only as the weather warms but as the region braces for another expected deluge of rain. Read more here.
Bendigo cyclist scores emotional win in Rob Vernon Memorial
Bendigo’s Noel Hughes created history on Sunday when he won the Rob Vernon Memorial cycling classic. Read more here.
State of the Nation
Need a national news snapshot first thing - well, we have you covered.
TASMANIA: THE occupants of car which crashed and killed the driver may not have been wearing seatbelts, early police investigations have revealed. Read more.
WANGARATTA: A Wangaratta woman is recovering in hospital after being stabbed in the throat in her own home. Read more.
GLEN INNES: A POLICE manhunt is underway after an inmate was sighted in Glen Innes just days after he escaped from the local correctional centre. Read more.
NEWCASTLE: NEW legal representatives for accused serial sex offender and Newcastle immunologist Dr Jeremy Coleman will apply to have his estimated six-month trial moved to Sydney, Newcastle District Court has heard. Read more.
WOLLONGONG: Wollongong’s iconic glass building at 90 Crown Street has sold for $43.9 million to a Melbourne based funds management group. Read more.
REDLANDS: FAMILY and locals have honoured the memory of Redlands boy Matthew Stanley who died 10 years ago after a one punch attack at an 18th birthday party. Read more.
MORNINGTON: Mornington Shire locals believe that a crocodile photographed near a doctor’s yacht is the rumoured and elusive ‘Whitey’. Read more.
BALLARAT: In-depth analysis of the driving factors of bushfires in all Victorian communities is needed to ensure the state does not face continuous “Black Saturday” events, researchers say. Read more.
National news
MELBOURNE: Australia has lost in its claim that an international commission has no jurisdiction to hear a complaint by East Timor in the bitter dispute over undersea oil and gas riches. Read more.
NEW SOUTH WALES: The NSW branch of the RSL is preparing to launch a forensic audit of the past seven years' spending by its senior leadership amid concerns about possible fraud and questions about financial transparency. Read more.
CANBERRA: Maverick Liberal senator Cory Bernardi has called on the government to support similar positions to One Nation in order to reconnect with voters concerned about Muslim immigration and declining industries. Read more.
National weather radar
International news
BELGIUM: A top-secret memo sensationally leaked by a Belgian energy minister cites Australia's decision to block China from buying into the NSW power grid. Read more.
UNITED STATES: A Houston lawyer whose business was struggling opened fire on morning commuters on Monday, injuring at least nine people before being shot dead by police, authorities said. Read more.
On this day
935 – Saint Wenceslas is murdered by his brother, Boleslaus I of Bohemia
1066 – William the Conqueror invades England landing at Pevensey Bay, Sussex
1781 – 9,000 American and 7,000 French troops begin siege of Yorktown
1887 – Yellow River or Huáng Hé floods in China, killing an estimated 1.5 million people
1939 – German-Soviet Frontier Treaty is signed by Joachim von Ribbentrop and Vyacheslav Molotov; redraws German and Soviet spheres of influence in central Europe and transfers most of Lithuania to the USSR
Facts supplied: onthisday.com
The faces of Australia: Ben Winwood
Just two years ago, Ben Winwood was involved in a car accident that left him unable to walk.
He spent months in rehabilitation and was faced with the enormous challenge of relearning how to take a step.