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Hayley ElgSenior reporter

Hayley is the senior reporter for Leader covering news right across Victoria. She previously worked on the police and court rounds at The Courier newspaper in Ballarat.

Hayley Elg

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Victoria

Driver error blamed for shocking road toll

It has been a shocking start to the year on Victorian roads, with the police road safety chief saying people would be “outraged” if the same number of people have died by homicides.

Victoria

‘Unforgiveable’: police officer shares heartbreak

A detective who unknowingly went to her dad’s crime scene after he was killed in a hit-run has shared her powerful story in an effort to promote road safety.

Victoria

02-06-2023 WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY PITCH: Thousands of trees to be planted in new Koala Corridor on land dedicated by local farmers Ross and Elizabeth Wilkie on their property "Moranghurk" near Lethbridgre. Picture: Brad Fleet

Farmers to plant 5000 trees for koalas

Farmers located west of Geelong have teamed up with a bunch of volunteers to plant a new koala corridor through their historic sheep grazing property.

Police & Courts

Fire Trucks stand by before deployment at a road closure checkpoint along the Princess freeway outside Pakenham Victoria, Sunday, March 3, 2019. The fires in Bunyip State Park started after lightning strikes on Friday afternoon, with 300 emergency workers deployed to fight the blazes. (AAP Image/James Ross) NO ARCHIVING

FRV ordered to pay harassment victim’s legal fees

Fire Rescue Victoria must pay the legal costs of a sexual harassment victim after it lost an appeal against a VCAT hearing, which detailed decades of incidents over her 20-year career.

Leader

Car wash generic images. For Geelong Advertiser real estate section.

‘Screaming’: Witness describes man’s car wash death

A woman who witnessed the death of an elderly man at a Springvale car wash has described her horror in court of watching the tragedy unfold.

Ballarat

The RSPCA raided homes in Wendouree and Mount Pleasant on March 31, 2023 and seized 30 cats and kittens.

Dozens of sick cats rescued from alleged conman

An alleged conman has been caught at the scene of a suspected illegal cat farm run out of a vacant Ballarat house. See the shocking footage.

UpdatedWest

Man stabbed after interrupting armed burglar

A man is recovering from a serious injury in hospital after he was stabbed by a burglar he found in his house. Read what we know.

Ballarat

How Ballarat is tackling youth suicide crisis

A community is coming together to increase mental health education and reduce the stigma following a spate of tragic youth suicides. Read how.

UpdatedBallarat

A Watch and Act message was issued by the Country Fire Authority at on Wednesday for the bushfire at Ascot, north of Ballarat.

Cause of serious fire revealed

Investigators believe they have pinpointed the cause of a fire which was burning out of control near Ballarat.

UpdatedLeader

A woman was struck by a car in a hit and run in Donvale on February 25, 2023

‘Disgraceful act’: woman crushed in hit-run while unpacking car

Police have arrested a teen who allegedly struck a delivery driver in Donvale before leaving her “for dead” on the road on Saturday night. See the video.

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