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We all recognise the feeling of these Howlong players. So close and they gave it their all. Another bumper weekend in sport and this special video from the Winter Solstice. Very foggy and chilly this morning reaching only 12 degrees today in Albury-Wodonga. Max temps: Corowa 12, Culcairn 12, Wangaratta 12, Corryong 8, Bright 11, Falls Creek 2.
Catch up on news here:
Carly Findlay’s disturbing message from a troll
"The day of the rope draws nearer with every f---ing online whinge post you make." This was the final line of a message received by Carly Findlay on her blog this week. Read more
'All we can do is watch': Huge jump in humpback whale numbers
"All of us love to be around them, they are truly majestic creatures. We're so fortunate to be able to experience them literally off every headland." More here
Special Winter Solstice video in our video gallery
Liv Cartledge and The Northern Folk, Tracey Spicer, Joe Williams, Holly Throsby, Jane Burns, Dinawan’s Connection, The Scots School and more in our special Winter Solstice video.
All the highs and lows in our Weekend Sport Gallery
Another weekend, another round of sports pictures from Border Mail photographers Mark Jesser and James Wiltshire. More here
Myrtleford still the team to catch
Myrtleford has opened up a three-point lead atop the AWFA senior men's ladder after a 5-1 victory on the road to St Pats on Sunday. More here
State of the nation
Need a national news snapshot first thing - well, we have you covered.
Regional news
► BALLARAT: Ballarat grandmother Shirley Macey is certain whoever murdered her daughter has told someone their darkest secret. Read more.
► WOLLONGONG: Wollongong will be the second Australian city to road test David Jones’ new “food journey”, which is part of a $100 million upgrade of the department store’s food business over the next three years. Read more.
► NEWCASTLE: A university of Newcastle business student is facing life in prison, accused of being part of an international drug syndicate involving a Rio Tinto executive, a dealer known as “Dr Octopus 88” and 16 kilograms of cocaine. Read more.
►IPSWICH: The Queensland hotel that is home of one of the ”big Bundy” bottles is up for sale, along with four other iconic regional pubs that make up the portfolio of long-time hotelier Tony Prentice. Read on.
► TASMANIA: A $7 million resort planned for Boat Harbour Beach has been scuttled. More here.
► WARRNAMBOOL: A woman whose drinking triggers mental health issues has been remanded in custody after allegedly trying to claw her partner's eyes out. More here.
► Neighbours fear a woman trapped under a derelict Essendon house may have been there for a week.
A woman, aged in her 40s, was rescued from under the kitchen floor by emergency crews on Saturday evening after neighbours heard cries for help. Read on.
► Most NSW doctors and nurses support a controversial medical euthanasia bill headed for Parliament, according to research that could prompt new debate about the medical fraternity's willingness to accept changes to assisted suicide laws. Read more.
► Uber passengers will be slugged with a $1 fee for every trip as part of landmark reforms regulating ride-share services in Victoria. Full report here.
National weather radar:
World news:
► Great Britain: 'Independence day' in the UK, exactly a year since Britain voted to leave the European Union, has been greeted with bitter howls and smug celebration, showing the wounds left by the Brexit referendum are still raw. Read on.
► Indonesia:
East Timorese police do not believe Kerobokan jail escapee Shaun Davidson is in East Timor, saying only two of the four foreign prisoners who escaped crossed from Indonesia.
Davidson, a 33-year-old from Perth, and Malaysian Tee Kok King remain at large a day after two of their fellow escapees were arrested in a luxury resort in Dili, the capital of East Timor.
Faces of Australia: Kay Blakeley
Powered by grief, Corowa’s Kay Blakeley has spent 10 years raising more than $70,000 for the McGrath Foundation.
She was devastated when her friend Jenny Baker, of Corryong, died of breast cancer a decade ago.