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Despite the cool morning, the hot weather is on the way with a top of 40 in Albury-Wodonga. Max temps: Corowa 40, Culcairn 39, Wangaratta 39, Corryong 38, Bright 37, Falls Creek 24.
Catch up on news here:
Land value increase in Albury region
Land values in Thurgoona increased by up to 16 per cent last financial year, contributing to a 6.1 per cent rise overall for Albury, the highest recorded in the Murray region. More here
Wodonga Special Care Nursery wins online poll
The votes are in and it’s official – Wodonga’s special care nursery is simply the best when it comes to looking after prem babies and their families. The nursery has won The L’il Aussie Prems Foundation online poll, up against 64 other special care nurseries across the country. More here
New start for Upper Murray Family Care
In 2016, 29 new households became a home to children in foster, emergency or respite care. Upper Murray Family Care hopes 2017 will see a record number of carers will come through its new doors. More here
Mountain bike rider airlifted from Bright
A man in his 20s was injured at the Mystic Mountain Bike Park in Bright on Sunday afternoon. The mountain biker who sustained leg, chest and collarbone injuries was airlifted to Alfred Hospital where he is in a serious but stable condition. More here
Day 1: Australian Country Junior Basketball Cup
All the action from the opening day of the Australian Country Junior Basketball Cup. View gallery
State of the nation
Need a national news snapshot first thing – well, we have you covered.
Regional news
►TASMANIA: A child with anaphylaxia, a horse riding injury with no way to call for help, elderly relatives living alone, major highways without phone reception, bushfires, snakebites – all stories of life without reliable phone coverage across the state… the full story of the ‘black spot state’.
►ORANGE, NSW: Robert Nixon is considering his legal options after a review into his son’s death identified gaps in mental health services. In April last year, Mr Nixon’s son presented to a local health campus suffering from severe depression and drug addiction but no bed was available...the full story here.
►ACT: Authorities were warned of two dangerous dogs at a Belconnen public housing complex months before a resident was horrifically mauled. Now the victim is suing the ACT government for allegedly failing to prevent the attack despite receiving warnings from residents over three months.
►BENDIGO, VIC: Tuesday has been declared a Total Fire Ban day in the North Central, Wimmera and Mallee districts. The Bureau of Meteorology expects temperatures in Bendigo on Tuesday to soar to 39 degrees. A maximum of 40 degrees is predicted in Northern Country towns such as Kyabram...read on.
National news
►SYDNEY: A body has been found in a burnt-out car parked outside the Rooty Hill Leisure Centre in Sydney's west. Emergency services were called to the carpark on John Street just after 3pm on Monday where they found a dark blue Toyota Corolla hatchback with red P-plates well alight.
►Fourteen dolphins were found dead in shark nets installed at NSW beaches during last financial year, amid a surge in the numbers of marine creatures caught...read on.
►At least half of Australia's special intake of 12,000 Syrian and Iraqi refugees will be settled in one part of western Sydney within 12 months..read full story.
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International news
► MEXICO: At least five people, including four foreigners, have been killed and 15 wounded after a shooter opened fire at a nightclub in Mexico's Playa del Carmen resort during a music festival...full story here.
►INDONESIA: Police deny they are afraid to tackle hardline Islamic leader Muhammad Rizieq Shihab. Widely known as Habib Rizieq, he is being investigated over multiple reports of alleged blasphemy and slander, including his outlandish claim that the 100,000 rupiah note contains an image of the hammer and sickle, which is illegal in Indonesia...read more.
Faces of Australia: Maureen Clark and June Reedy
DOING anything for 60 years is remarkable, whether it is working a job or playing an instrument.
Two Central West women, Maureen Clark and June Reedy, have sent the very same card back and forth to each other for six decades.
Ms Clark, who resides in Bathurst, sent the card to her friend when she was just 17 years old in 1957.