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Laura is an award-winning senior journalist for Victoria’s community titles. Since 2011 she has worked for several publications across Melbourne in reporter, editor, sub-editor and digital roles.

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Laura Armitage

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NRL

NO INTERNET BEFORE MIDNIGHT -Dylan Walker with coach Trent Barrett at The Novatel Pacific Bay resort ,Coffs Harbour after signing a contract to play for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles in 2016 , .Picture Gregg Porteous

Barrett’s former clubs sweat player raids as No.1 target identified

The Panthers and particularly Manly are two clubs fearful of poaching raids from Trent Barrett once he is unveiled at the new Bulldogs coach.

Leader

Rave - Please check legals. Liquid drugs such as LSD and GHB come in a variety of different vials, including soy-sauce containers such as these.

Suspicious man report leads to major discovery

A random call by a member of the public reporting a strange man in a Dandenong Ranges park in the middle of the night led police to an allegedly interesting discovery.

East

Christmas creep among sex pests who roam Melbourne’s east

A man printed out and secretly stashed hundreds of child porn images into Christmas presents at several shopping centres, where they were found by kids as young as 10. And he’s not the only creep in Melbourne’s outer east you need to know about.

NRL

NRL team The Canberra Raiders train at Sunshine Coast Stadium. Nick Cotric. Photo: John McCutcheon / Sunshine Coast Daily

Bulldogs snare Cotric on monster deal after Raiders pull $2.5m offer

UPDATE: NSW Origin winger Nick Cotric has reportedly signed a monster three-year deal with the Bulldogs after the Raiders pulled their offer to the 21-year-old.

NRL

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - JULY 11: Nick Cotric of the Raiders scores a try during the round nine NRL match between the Canberra Raiders and the Melbourne Storm at GIO Stadium on July 11, 2020 in Canberra, Australia. (Photo by Matt King/Getty Images)

Star shuns Raiders for monster Dogs deal

Raiders winger Nick Cotric has reportedly snubbed the Green Machine to join the Bulldogs as Canterbury uses its $3m war chest.

Outer East

AUGMENTED REALITY Edinburgh, UK - July 18, 2016: Closeup of a man holding a Samsung S6 smartphone, playing Pokemon Go with the game's augmented reality superimposing a character onto the pavement surface, as a person approaches in the distance. Image: iStock For Study Options 2017 feature

Yarra Valley pair out playing Pokemon during lockdown

Two blokes have been sprung breaching lockdown restrictions by playing Pokemon Go in Seville, as virus infections in the Yarra Valley and surrounding areas continue to increase.

BreakingOuter East

Yasmina Sims, 19, is missing from Mooroolbark.

Help needed to find missing autistic teen in Melbourne’s east

The family of a missing teen who has autism hold fears for her safety after the 19-year-old disappeared almost 24 hours ago. Can you help?

Outer East

One of the many rats roaming the streets of Sydney in search of food and pictured outside Central Station on the Thursday 02nd of April 2020.Picture: Christian Gilles

How lockdown led to Ferny Creek car fire

Iso life has changed the way we are living, but for this family it led to more trouble than they bargained for after a quick drive to the shops ended in a car fire in Melbourne’s outer east. And it’s a lesson for the rest of us.

NRL

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 26: Warriors interim head coach Todd Payten speaks to media in the post match press conference during the round seven NRL match between the Melbourne Storm and the New Zealand Warriors at Netstrata Jubilee Stadium on June 26, 2020 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images)

Warriors coach gives NRL referees’ boss ‘a piece of his mind’ over ‘embarrassing’ calls

Warriors interim coach Todd Payten was left ‘embarrassed’ and ‘infuriated’ at the state of refereeing in the NRL to the point he rang the referees’ boss to give him a piece of his mind.

Outer East

What the snowflake looks like at night. Picture: Melissa Smith

Lockdown light up — will you join the movement?

While most of us are feeling pretty gloomy this winter, a Yarra Valley community has come up with a great way to raise spirits during lockdown. And they want to know if you will join in.

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