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Phillippa ButtCommunity News Director

Phillippa Butt is the Community News Director for Victoria. She began her career at the Herald Sun before moving to the Northern Territory for almost a decade, where she was the Sunday Territorian Editor. Now back in Victoria, she manages a team of hyperlocal reporters based around the state.

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Labelling the a Jewish group a âfascist group dedicated to terrorismâ, encouraging a ârevolutionâ and celebrating breakingthe law and being arrested are among the extreme views held by Victorian Greens and Victorian Socialists candidates runningfor local government.

‘Unhinged slurs’: Extreme views from council candidates revealed

Labelling a Jewish organisation a “fascist group dedicated to terrorism” and celebrating being arrested are among the extreme views held by some Victorian council candidates.

Melbourne City

Revealed: Meet Victoria’s Class of 2025’s school leaders

Victorian schools have begun announcing their 2025 leadership teams. See which students have been selected as school captain, vice-captain and more.

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Art for Yarra council candidates story 2024 elections

Meet your City of Yarra council candidates

Yarra council candidates are pitching directly to you, in videos arguing why you should vote for them. See what they had to say.

Bendigo

Aussie wages are stagnating as interest rates soar.

Revealed: How much more you’re set to pay for rates in Bendigo

Bendigonians are set to see their rates bills rise as council releases its 2024/25 draft budget. Find out how it will affect you.

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Revealed: Victoria’s top youth crime hotspots

New data has revealed which Victorian LGAs have the most alleged youth criminals. Use our interactive map to see how your suburb compares.

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Revealed: Victorian communities with the most drug dealers

Pockets of Victoria have emerged as hot spots for trafficking meth, cocaine, cannabis and more, with some regional centres leapfrogging Melbourne LGAs to top the list. See where the worst spots are here.

Bendigo

Exposed: Where the drug dealers are in Bendigo

Bendigo police are cracking down on drug dealers, with a top cop promising they “will be held to account” no matter where they are. Find out where the drug dealers are in your neighbourhood.

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Truck smashes through Burnley Tunnel boom gates

Watch moment of madness as truckie slams into tunnel boom gates

The Burnley Tunnel was brought to a standstill after a Coles-branded truck triggered height sensors but continued to drive through.

North

James Barella was riding the electric unicycle in Bellfield on Monday about 5pm when he lost control of the vehicle and died. Picture: Supplied.

Family distraught after electric unicyclist dies in trail ride crash

The family of a unicyclist wishes he knew “how dangerous it was” after he was killed when he crashed into a guardrail in Melbourne’s north.

North

Melbourne Zoo "coming back to life" after COVID lockdown 2.0. A baby Hamadryas baboon rock hops in front of his relatives. Picture: David Caird

Tourists trapped after suspected baboon escape

Tourists were left in lockdown in an orang-utan viewing area at the Melbourne Zoo after an emergency alert caused the zoo to think a baboon had escaped.

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