Wangaratta
Driver jailed for killing brother, cousin in high-speed Easter crash
Rory Teiffel drove his new car at speeds up to 246km/h before he lost control. A judge has found he struggled with shame and guilt for what he did.
- by Emily Woods
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‘There’s nowhere for them to go’: When girls are booted out of football
At 13, Phoebe Guppy is at a crossroads. Travel over an hour for footy training, or give up the game she loves. Daisy Pearce has been at the crossroads before her, and many more will follow.
- by Hannah Kennelly
Chronic staffing issues still plaguing hospital that discharged toddler who died
Two and a half years after the death of Noah Souvatzis, an emergency department doctor says he is kept up at night by unacceptable patient waiting times.
- by Erin Pearson
Doctor’s regret over treatment of toddler who died after being discharged
Paul Bumford told a coroner he was on his first locum shift at Wangaratta hospital when he treated Noah Souvatzis and should have escalated his care to a more senior doctor.
- by Erin Pearson
Parents’ fight to save their toddler from a broken health system
Noah loved cuddles, the swings and music, but his parents say a chaotic and under-resourced regional health system took the 19-month-old from them.
- by Erin Pearson
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
Wangaratta was ‘like Christmas’ for jazz musicians. Now it’s been axed
After 33 years, organisers have pulled the plug on the Wangaratta Festival of Jazz and Blues in a move that has dismayed the Australian jazz community.
- by Andra Jackson
Wangaratta aristocrat swaps Great Southern Land with Great Golden Spurs for King’s coronation
Australian Simon Abney-Hastings, who lives in north-east Victoria, is the 15th Earl of Loudoun – and, some historians believe, the rightful heir to the English throne.
- by Hannah Hawkins
Regional hotspots where house values are defying the downturn, for now
New data shows that regional dwelling values have continued to rise, even as capital city values fall, though it may not be for much longer.
- by Melissa Heagney
'I know who my ancestors were': a bitter feud over territory and tribe
Why does it matter whether Fred Dowling, an 82-year-old man in ill health, is Aboriginal? There is more riding on his ancestry than cultural identity.
- by Chip Le Grand
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Indigenous
Fears of 'new dispossession' stoke dispute over blood, land and money
Victoria's traditional owners are in turmoil with one elder accused of fabricating his ancestry and rival groups squaring off in court over land.
- by Chip Le Grand
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