STATE OF THE NATION
BUSSELTON: Busselton veterinarian Dr Aimee Burrows has applied to become the new “Bondi Vet” and needs your help to bring the show to Busselton. The TV show is currently on a national search to find Australia’s next TV vet and Dr Burrows said if she was successful the show would be filmed in Busselton. Read more.
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BENDIGO: Criminalising begging through fines and charges is not an effective solution to the vexed issue of homelessness, according to prominent Victorian homeless law service. Read more.
LAUNCESTON: A true Tasmanian hero has been farewelled. George Gordan Henderson was the last surviving Tasmanian-born Rat of Tobruk. He passed away peacefully this week at age 100 – having celebrated his centenary in March. Read more.
NEWCASTLE: The parents of a Newcastle man that was drugged and murdered by his girlfriend in 1997 will speak about their tragic loss in a televised interview this weekend. Read more.
BAROSSA VALLEY: One of the most anticipated wine releases of the year, The Caley Coonawarra and Barossa Cabernet Shiraz was showcased to trade and media at Australia’s oldest family-owned winery, Yalumba at Angaston, on May 12. With a price tag of $349 it sits above Yalumba’s long-established cabernet shiraz blend, The Signature. Read more.
WAGGA WAGGA: A lost World War II general service badge has been handed over to the Wagga sub-branch of the RSL to find the rightful owner. Read more.
NATIONAL: Australia’s foreign affairs minister says tougher restrictions on 457 visas won’t leave a hole in the local jobs market. The deputy leader of the federal Liberal Party Julie Bishop was in Wagga yesterday to celebrate the first group of Vietnamese cadets trained at the Regional Express (Rex) Australian Airline Pilot Academy. Read more.
FACES OF AUSTRALIA
Newcastle 13CABS taxi driver Teanile Grant will be busy on Saturday night, picking up and dropping off people in inner city Newcastle and Hamilton, and wherever else her fares take her. She will probably finish at 3 or 4 in the morning and head home. Read more.