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Woman gets 34 years in jail for setting partner on fire

A Bendigo woman is sentenced to 34 years in prison for killing her partner, who suffered burns to 95 per cent of his body after he was doused in paint thinner and set alight.




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Krystal Fraser went missing while pregnant in Pyramid Hill. Police now offer a $1 million reward

Days before she was due to give birth, Krystal Fraser discharged herself from a country Victorian hospital and has not been seen since. Police believe a call she received from a public phone box is the key to finding her suspected killer.





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Families raise funds for seizure alert dogs for children with epilepsy

Families of loved ones who live with epilepsy are now relying on trained dogs to detect their seizures, and one mother says their dog saved her son's life on multiple occasions.




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Bendigo mosque construction begins as Premier Daniel Andrews turns first sod

Accompanied by police, Premier Daniel Andrews takes part in a sod-turning ceremony at the site of the future Bendigo Islamic Community Centre, declaring goodwill had won out over "some pretty dark views".



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Improving your memory using ancient indigenous techniques

Forget Sudoku and cryptic crosswords, Australia's senior memory champion draws on indigenous cultures from around the world for memory techniques.



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When your family tragedy gets turned into a true crime novel

When your loved ones' murders are turned into a true crime book, what impact does that have on the family left behind and society's insatiable curiosity into the tragedy?





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Bendigo woman Kerry Robertson becomes first Victorian to use Voluntary Assisted Dying Act

The daughters of Kerry Robertson, 61, the first Victorian to use the state's Voluntary Assisted Dying Act, say their mother's death was "beautiful and peaceful".




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The cold snap brought a winter wonderland to southern Victoria

Snow was recorded in Ballarat, Kyneton and the Dandenongs as cold air washes over the state.




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Victoria's regional general stores face challenge of shrinking populations

They are the lifeblood of Australia's smaller regional towns, selling everything from ammunition to bread, but what's it really like behind the counter at a country town's local store?




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Coroner denies request by Tanya Day's family to remove police investigator from case

The coroner presiding over the inquest into the death of Yorta Yorta woman Tanya Day, who died after sustaining injuries in police custody, refuses a request from Ms Day's family to remove a police investigator from the case.




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Lawyers experience high rates of anxiety and depression, survey finds

Balancing the scales of justice is an onerous responsibility for legal professionals when the freedom, futures, families, and finances of their clients are on the line.




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Victoria moves to decriminalise public drunkenness on eve of Tanya Day inquest

Victoria moves to decriminalise public drunkenness on the eve of a coronial inquest into the death of Aboriginal woman Tanya Day, who suffered head injuries in a police cell in 2017.





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Tanya Day suffered 'catastrophic' brain injuries in police cell due to neglect, coroner told

The lawyer for the family of Yorta Yorta woman Tanya Day tells a public inquest into her death it was police "neglect" that led to her suffering catastrophic brain injuries alone in a cell.









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Tanya Day inquest hears police who arrested her for public drunkenness were 'trying to help'

A police officer who arrested Yorta Yorta woman Tanya Day for being drunk in public tells a coronial inquest police were just trying to help her when she was taken into custody.




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Tanya Day inquest hears police officer took her to police station as 'last resort'

A police officer involved in the arrest of Yorta Yorta woman Tanya Day defends taking her back to the police station where she later sustained a fatal head injury, saying officers had exhausted all other options.





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Gone fly fishing: Video of angler dangling from drone under investigation

The Civil Aviation Safety Authority is investigating footage of a man fishing from a chair that's being towed by a homemade drone in central Victoria.




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Tanya Day inquest sees CCTV of her tearful as she pleads not to be put in police cell

A court releases vision of Aboriginal woman Tanya Day tearful at a Victorian police station on the day she suffered head injuries that led to her death.



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New housing model aims to give people with disabilities a chance at home ownership, semi-independent living

It's hoped a new house using a shared-ownership model will give people with disabilities a chance at home ownership and semi-independent living, but it comes with a $300,000 price tag per person.










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