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‘A huge hole’: Family hopes man’s death after knee surgery sparks change

‘A huge hole’: Family hopes man’s death after knee surgery sparks change

Kenneth Toll was one of three patients to die after receiving bilateral knee replacement surgery from a NSW orthopaedic surgeon, a five-day inquest heard.

  • by Angus Thomson

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Seymour told to evacuate, too late to leave for Yea as floodwaters rise

Seymour told to evacuate, too late to leave for Yea as floodwaters rise

Bendigo residents are also being warned of possible flash floods as thunderstorms batter the state.

  • by Alex Crowe, Broede Carmody and Caroline Schelle
Cities of the Future

Cities of the Future

In this series, The Age explores how Geelong, Ballarat, Bendigo and Albury-Wodonga will change in the coming decades.

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‘Overcrowded’: Cheap train tickets a hit, but passengers forced to stand for hours
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‘Overcrowded’: Cheap train tickets a hit, but passengers forced to stand for hours

In May, Public Transport Minister Ben Carroll encouraged commuters who had to stand on V/Line trains to “use the hand holds available”.

  • by Broede Carmody and Benjamin Preiss
When a vision of shiny new cities meant moving to the country
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When a vision of shiny new cities meant moving to the country

I was among a frolic of optimists who moved to what was billed as Australia’s national growth centre in the mid-1970s.

  • by Tony Wright
Colonoscopy ‘recall’: Almost 2000 Albury-Wodonga patients at risk, watchdog says

Colonoscopy ‘recall’: Almost 2000 Albury-Wodonga patients at risk, watchdog says

The healthcare watchdog has warned that a surgeon operated on the wrong end of a patient’s colon and made other serious errors since 2018.

  • by Aisha Dow and Caroline Schelle
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Fish out of water: Life inside the ever-changing border bubble

Fish out of water: Life inside the ever-changing border bubble

When Tegan Greenfield worked in Albury, customers saw a Victorian number plate and said ‘they need to go home’. She lives just three kilometres away.

  • by Michael Fowler
'Appalling': Melbourne person fined after driving 320km for a Big Mac

'Appalling': Melbourne person fined after driving 320km for a Big Mac

One Melburnian has been caught driving to Wodonga for a McDonald’s Big Mac, while another travelled to Ballarat to get some "fresh air" in brazen breaches of lockdown restrictions.

  • by Ashleigh McMillan
NSW Deputy Premier flags 'ring-fencing' NSW-Victoria border towns

NSW Deputy Premier flags 'ring-fencing' NSW-Victoria border towns

John Barilaro says towns like Albury-Wodonga could be "ring-fenced", or the restricted zone could be moved to unpopulated areas south of Wodonga or north of Albury, ahead of Wednesday's border closure.

  • by Sally Rawsthorne
Wodonga mayor calls for freedom of movement for residents on NSW border

Wodonga mayor calls for freedom of movement for residents on NSW border

The mayor of Wodonga says residents living along the border of Victoria and NSW must be allowed to travel freely.

  • by Benjamin Preiss and David Estcourt
Bridget McKenzie rules out quitting Senate to run for lower house seat of Indi

Bridget McKenzie rules out quitting Senate to run for lower house seat of Indi

Bridget McKenzie has ruled out quitting her job as a senator to run for the seat of Indi, ending months of speculation.

  • by Shana Morgan

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