Category Archives: Albury, Wodonga
Lavington woman arrested … replica firearm seized
[NSW Police] A woman will face court today (Wednesday 15 June) after two motorists were allegedly threatened with a replica firearm. A 20-year-old man was seated in his car at Prune Street, Lavington, about 6pm yesterday when a woman approached the car and allegedly pointed a gun at him. The woman allegedly entered the car […]
Albury Council granted special Rates variation
[AlburyCity + IPART] The NSW Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) has granted Albury City Council a special variation to rate income. IPART’s approval means that the general rate will increase by 5.64% in 2011-2012, 5.69% in 2012-2013 and 4.77% in 2013-2014.
Ghuwinder Singh found guilty over three deaths
Singh (centre) has been convicted of culpable driving. (ABC TV) [AAP by Daniel Fogarty] A Victorian motorist has been found guilty on three counts of culpable driving after he hit an oncoming car, killing three members of the one Wodonga family. The Victorian County Court has heard Gurwinder Singh, 25, lost control of his Ford Falcon after […]
Albury students funk it up
[Albury City Council] A Chicago-based theatre company will give local Albury school students funky insights into how to use the English language for dramatic effect on Thursday morning (10 March, 2011). The hip-hop workshop, for 23 senior drama students from Albury’s Trinity College, will be run by the cast from Funk It Up About Nothin’, […]
Asset sales keep Prime Media Group on target | The Australian
[The Australian by James Chessell] Paul Ramsay’s regional television and radio company Prime Media Group says it remains on track for a $25 million profit for 2010-11 after predicting moderate advertising growth in the first half of the year. Prime yesterday (17 Feb, 2011) announced a $15.4m net profit for the six months to December […]
Black Saturday bush fire victim loses everything again
[Vic Police] “ Police are appealing for public assistance to help recover items that have been stolen from a property in Mudegegonga. Between 17 and 22 January 2011, offenders have gained entry to a newly constructed shed by smashing a window. The victim was rebuilding post 2009 bushfires and was using the shed for residence and […]
Milky Way over Wangaratta
John has set-up an astro-photography blog. It’s a journal of his adventures taking images of distant celestial objects. At John’s Upside Down! posting he says: “ On another clear night I found myself in Wangaratta, Australia. So I drove over the hills and into wine country, parking next to a vineyard. It was VERY dark, except for […]
Internet child-sex trawler charged – Wodonga
[Vic Police] “ Sexual Crimes Squad detectives have charged an 18-year-old man in relation to allegedly trawling the internet and inter-acted with underage boys for sexual purposes. The Wodonga man has been charged with seven counts of use a carriage service to engage in sexual activity with a person under 16. Police will allege the […]
Missing man in Wahgunyah located
Wahgunyah man, Joseph Dunn has been located safe and well. He arrived home last night (Nov 24) around 11.30pm and is currently in hospital being treated for his medical condition. Earlier: Police are concerned for the welfare of a missing 52-year-old man missing from Wahgunyah, near Rutherglen. Investigators have been told Joseph Dunn was last […]
Williams pleads guilty
[Border Mail] “ Corowa man Ryan Christopher Williams has pleaded guilty to the murder of trainee beauty therapist Shana Joy Wilkinson. The 22-year-old admitted to the killing during an appearance in Albury Court this morning. His guilty plea comes more than a year after Miss Wilkinson, a Corowa resident, disappeared and was reported missing by […]
Train derails on new Wodonga rail bypass
[Border Mail] “ A freight train derailed on the new Wodonga railway bypass Saturday morning. The northbound Pacific National train split in two about 8am. Two wagons fell from the overpass south of the Lincoln Causeway, with their ends resting on the ground below. A Pacific National spokeswoman said an emergency response team was en […]
Newsbucket: Albury, Wodonga .. Australia
Albury, Wodonga Police on the lookout for sling-shot vandals. Murray irrigators meet with minister. Water cuts don’t recognise federal buybacks. Stagnant floodwater poisons fish. Wodonga man in hospital after ute flips. Australia Top Victorian cop mulls legalising drugs. Police serve intervention order through Facebook. Boy tells court of hunger and beatings. Navy to consider its […]
Newsbucket: Albury, Wodonga .. Australia
Albury, Wodonga Urana waits for new flood torrent. Riverina faces flood damage in millions. Clean-up to take months. Wave of water fills weir. 7000 people living in poverty on Border. Video angers Maccas diner. Australia Coroner begins inquest into teen death. ACTU to push for higher wages. Fallen whiz-kid’s parents testify in court. Carl Williams […]
Newsbucket: Albury, Wodonga .. Australia
Albury, Wodonga Natural disaster declared following floods in NSW south west. Wakool and Mid-Murray Water Quality Alert. The Riverina cleans up after its worst flooding in decades. Disaster zone spreads across flooded NSW. | Ready to flee as waters rise in Riverina. Residents urged to stay on flood alert. DA Photo Gallery: Reader photos from […]
Newsbucket: Albury, Wodonga .. Australia
Albury, Wodonga Cold snap brings snow to Victoria. Towns evacuated as floods continue to rise. Flooding isolates NSW towns. Residents flee as creek bursts banks. Albury bookshop-cafe fetches record price. Man found dead at car crash site near West Wyalong. Australia ‘Enormous wave’ of mosquitoes to hit Top End. Uproar as Patel turns to Legal […]
