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In the words of photographer Matthew McKenzie, “Winter is the best time to photograph the milky way in the southern hemisphere, as this is the time when the brightest part of the night sky is above the horizon.” See more talented photographers from our region in our Winter Photo Competition gallery. A fraction warmer today, partly cloudy and a top of 13 for Albury-Wodonga. Max temps: Corowa 14, Culcairn 13, Wangaratta 13, Corryong 9, Bright 11, Falls Creek 1.
Catch up on news here:
Motorsports Training Australia opens their doors this Saturday
Aiden Sinclair is at the tail end of a certificate four with Wodonga TAFE’s Motorsports Training Australia and will be answering questions about his experience at their open day on Saturday. More here
Battle for Indigo Council budget’s top solar concept
An unallocated $10,000 in the Indigo Council budget pitted councillors against each other with ideas for solar projects. More here
Trinity Anglican College dedicates The Maxwell Centre in memory of Lyn Maxwell
Trinity Anglican College held a ceremony on Tuesday to dedicate and bless The Maxwell Centre, the tutorial centre named for longtime department head Lyn Maxwell, who died in September. More here
Positive signs ahead for Wodonga Water Polo Club
Wodonga Water Polo Club has begun a long road to recovery. Newly-appointed Wodonga Water Polo president Natalie O'Neill is confident the club is on the right track. More here
World kettlebell record smashed
Melanie Harris' 240 reps of the single 24kg bell, using the one-arm long technique for 30 minutes, earned her a world record. More here
State of the nation
Need a national news snapshot first thing - well, we have you covered.
►NEWCASTLE: A shoal of surfers at Flat Rock got a big surprise on Tuesday, with whales swooping in close to the popular break and into the line-up. Read more.
► BENDIGO: The track rider who died at the Bendigo Jockey Club this morning has been named as Bendigo woman Donna Philpot. Read more.
► DERRINALLUM, VIC: Two police officers spoke with Glenn Sanders six months before his death to confront him about rumours he was wearing a bra filled with explosives. Read more.
► TAMWORTH: A Jury has heard from a handful of people police claim were the last to see a Tamworth mother alive before she was allegedly murdered by her boyfriend. Read more.
► BALLARAT: About 100 people gathered at St Patrick’s College on Tuesday afternoon as the school took the momentous step of officially apologising to victims of sexual abuse who suffered during their time at the college. Read more.
► ILLAWARRA: Two Illawarra men have admitted their involvement in an early morning shooting at Oak Flats that left their victim with shotgun shrapnel lodged in his forearm. Read more.
► TASMANIA: Among the crowd was a high school student, an elderly couple, an Aboriginal rights activists, the owner of a local pub and a handful of new Tasmanian migrants. All were there for one reason: Premier Will Hodgman. Read more.
► SOUTH-EAST QUEENSLAND: Police have found the owner of canoe found floating on Moreton Bay. Read more.
► WAGGA: Security guards will trial body-worn cameras and load bearing vests in a radical attempt to curb the city’s rampant rate of crime. Read more.
► BRIGHT, VIC: The Gum Tree Pies Bright store has been damaged by a violent drunk just four days prior to its doors opening. Read more.
Regional news
► A kangaroo has been shot and tied to a chair in an "appalling and immoral" act of animal cruelty in Melbourne's outer north-east. Read on.
► A member of the Royal Australian Navy has died in unknown circumstances on a patrol boat which is part of Australia's border protection fleet. Read more.
► A failed education company, that left more than 5000 students without the qualifications they paid for, engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct, unfair contract terms and unconscionable conduct, the Federal Court has found. Full report here.
National weather radar:
World news
► USA: What exactly is Ivanka Trump's role working for her father's administration in the White House? Apparently it has nothing to do with politics. Read on.
Faces of Australia: Annia Baron
July promises to be a big month for Hobart songstress Annia Baron.
Not only is she booked in to play at the Devonport Jazz Festival on the 28th, but she will also be walking from Hobart to Launceston.