It'll be the same conditions for Wangaratta, Rutherglen and Benalla.

Beechworth will be 11 and Corryong 10 with rain developing.

Snow and wind in Mount Buller and Falls Creek reaching 1, while it'll be 0 in Mount Hotham.

Marty Corboy will be under no illusions about the pressure of being a federal MP after he was forced to answer a barrage of questions at a forum on issues which, at times, made him uncomfortable. Read more.

THE withdrawal of the Labor Party from Farrer's election shows it is not taking the seat "seriously", according to Liberal Party incumbent Sussan Ley. Read more.

An attempt to avoid fronting up to court by moving to the Northern Territory has backfired when the man attracted police attention by speeding and drink driving. Read more.

A plea for a $60,000 car park for mountain bikers has been made to Wodonga Council. Read more.

ALBURY-based Supercar Team Brad Jones Racing continued its successful run in Darwin with Tim Slade finishing in second place in Sunday’s feature race. Read more.

►BURNIE: For the state’s best bacon, look no further than the North-West Coast. Two butchers, Sharmans Butchers at Wivenhoe and Johnston Gourmet Meats at Smithton, have taken out first and second respectively at the annual National Bacon Week awards. Read on

►BALLARAT: Crowds of people donned purple clothing and braved the winter chill to march in honour of refugees and asylum seekers in search of safety in Australia. Read more

►WAGGA: A SICK 80-year-old grandmother was forced to helplessly watch as three teenagers broke into her home, tore her room apart and stole her belongings last week. Continue reading

►NEWCASTLE: Newcastle's appetite for classic rock will get a huge feed with the return of the Live at the Foreshore concert on Sunday, November 6. The event, promoted by Fat As Butter Presents, will feature 16 acts headlined by Ross Wilson, Richard Clapton, Dragon and 1927. Also on the bill are Wendy Matthews, Rose Tattoo, Steve Kilbey, Thirsty Merc, Pseudo Echo, Eurogliders, Mi-Sex, Swanee and Dale Ryder (of Boom Crash Opera). Read on

►LAUNCESTON: Rhiannon Slaughter is on a mission to understand the plight of refugees, undertaking a seven-day challenge on a refugee diet. As part of the Ration Challenge fundraiser, the Launceston General Hospital nurse has been on a diet of rice, flour, lentils, dried chickpeas, tinned kidney beans and other refugee camp foods, all in small portions.  Continue reading

►SOUTH AUSTRALIA: SA dairy farmers are being encouraged to register their interest in new Dairy Recovery Concessional Loans. The new loans scheme will help dairy farmers continue working while recovering from the effects of the recent reduction in farm gate milk prices. Read more.

National news

Need a national news snapshot first thing - well, we have you covered. 

►SYDNEY: High-profile Sydney publicist Roxy Jacenko has urged the Supreme Court not to impose a jail sentence on her husband Oliver Curtis for insider trading, saying he is the primary carer for their two young children and their nanny is about to leave. Read on

►GEELONG:

Police continue to hold fears for a heavily pregnant, intellectually disabled teen who has been missing for almost two weeks. Cassandra Baker, 16, was last seen at her home on Alkira Avenue, Norlane, a suburb of Geelong on Wednesday, June 8. Read on

►AMERICA: The Trump notion of branding is not cutting it in politics; as revealed in a slew of investigative pieces on the art of his deals, his modus operandi is to lend his name to a project that others fund.Read on

On this day

Today is the Winter solstice, the shortest day of the year in the southern hemisphere.

At 27, Aaron Lyon doesn’t know how much longer he’s got to live – it could be weeks, months, maybe even a year. Read more