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We’re in for a sunny day - Bendigo 33, Maryborough 33, Castlemaine 32, Kyneton 31, Redesdale 34, Echuca 36.
Catch up on news here:
Mount Macedon body identified as that of missing woman Karen Ristevski
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Police have confirmed the human remains found at Mount Macedon on Monday are that of missing Avondale Heights woman Karen Ristevski. Read more here.
Air crash at Essendon DFO
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Family members of passengers killed in yesterday’s plane crash at Essendon have taken to social media to express grief over the loss of their loved ones.. Read more here.
Bendigo child protection worker appears in court
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A Bendigo child protection supervisor has appeared in court facing one charge of possessing child exploitation material. Read more here.
Black Swan Hotel shuts its doors
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One of Bendigo’s late-night haunts has closed its doors after 17 years, with the owners suggesting an evolving social scene had forced their hand. Read more here.
Nauruan visitors impress Storm coach
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Harry Conway and Jake Moorehead have signalled intentions of a strong season ahead with impressive performances in Strathfieldsaye's practice match win against the visiting Nauru All-Stars on Tuesday night. Read more here.
Regional
![Suzi Meyer and year-old Raven, pictured with a larger set of ugg boots bought for Raven's sister, have been visited by a Target representative. Picture: Adam McLean Suzi Meyer and year-old Raven, pictured with a larger set of ugg boots bought for Raven's sister, have been visited by a Target representative. Picture: Adam McLean](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/ukpsdtbFVCHVPwLeMXgLGW/ee238e7b-84fd-4a99-8406-6bc044356583.jpg/r0_50_1017_624_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
A Farmborough Heights mum who reported finding a used syringe in the bottom her baby’s ugg boot has prompted an investigation at Warrawong’s Target store.
![Karen Ristevski (left) and flowers left at the Mount Macedon scene. Karen Ristevski (left) and flowers left at the Mount Macedon scene.](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/ukpsdtbFVCHVPwLeMXgLGW/f4f2ff06-03d7-4d5f-97d5-900c7bbe60fd.jpg/r0_0_1200_674_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
Police have confirmed the human remains found at Mount Macedon on Monday are that of missing Avondale Heights, woman Karen Ristevski.
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Anne Murphy is picky when it comes to food – only the cheapest of staples make it to the checkout on her fortnightly grocery shop.
National news
![Entrepreneur Dick Smith appears on Sky News on Tuesday night. Photo: Sky News Entrepreneur Dick Smith appears on Sky News on Tuesday night. Photo: Sky News](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/ukpsdtbFVCHVPwLeMXgLGW/24b1f888-ca1a-4688-a062-9569f3014ba4.jpg/r0_0_729_410_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
Australian businessman Dick Smith has blamed immigrants for high house prices, claiming the "enormous population increase" is making young families unable to buy their first home.
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The amount of money lost on poker machines in individual clubs and pubs in NSW would be made public each month under a fresh push to improve transparency of gambling data.
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The highest income earners in Australia would be forced to pay a mandated minimum rate of tax under a policy proposal being pushed inside the Labor Party to counter the populist appeal of One Nation and potentially add $2.5 billion a year to the budget bottom line.
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International news
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An Australian model and his skateboarding friend have been hailed as heroes in New York after they risked their lives to save seven teenagers who fell through ice in Central Park.
![Sara Connor at Denpasar District Court on Tuesday. Photo: Alan Putra Sara Connor at Denpasar District Court on Tuesday. Photo: Alan Putra](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/ukpsdtbFVCHVPwLeMXgLGW/c73459a1-fdf9-4dc1-ad6f-1b7532ee0039.jpg/r0_0_727_409_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
Byron Bay woman Sara Connor appeared shocked and distressed after prosecutors requested she be sentenced to eight years' jail for a group attack that led to the death of a Balinese police officer on Kuta beach last year.
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Apparently I'm a virtue-signalling social justice warrior. So… what's wrong with that exactly?
I'm sure I'm not the first Fairfax journalist to be called these names. Our email addresses are on our articles so people feel free to – and often do – write nasty things to us about our stories. And we're on Twitter, too. Say no more.
On this day | February 22
1819 – By the Adams–Onís Treaty, Spain sells Florida to the United States for five million U.S. dollars.
1856 – The United States Republican Party opens its first national convention in Pittsburgh.
1959 – Lee Petty wins the first Daytona 500.
BORN | 1962 – Steve Irwin, Australian zoologist and television host (d. 2006)
1973 – Cold War: Following President Richard Nixon's visit to the People's Republic of China, the two countries agree to establish liaison offices.
1980 – Miracle on Ice: In Lake Placid, New York, the United States hockey team defeats the Soviet Union hockey team 4–3.
2011 – New Zealand's second deadliest earthquake strikes Christchurch, killing 185 people.
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The faces of Australia: Roy Marando
“I’ve got 602 sets of lights up, and we’re not quite there yet.”
For Griffith man Roy Marando, the lead up to the Christmas season is a marathon, not a sprint.