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There will be some relief from this heat today with a top of 27 in Albury-Wodonga. Max temps: Corowa 27, Culcairn 28, Wangaratta 27, Corryong 26, Bright 26, Falls Creek 14.
Catch up on news here:
âTop levels of volt lane should have always been all day!â
âMaybe if the Volt Lane car park levels were actually wide enough for two cars to pass each other more people would park there and another car park wouldn't be needed.â There was plenty of discussion on the new parking measures to be introduced at Volt Lane carpark last night. Join the discussion
New writing program helps children express resilience
âIt can be quite isolating being a young person, but this will help them in knowing thereâs other people out there experiencing something similar.â Three established writers from the North East will spend 10 weeks in schools next year helping children write their stories in a new program â Sticks and Stones. More here
Albury supercar driver finishes season on high note
âI lost comms â Iâve had heaps of dramas.â David Reynolds holds on to grab third place in the Sydney 500. It was his first podium finish for the Erebus team. More here
State of the nation
Need a national news snapshot first thing? Well, we have you covered.
âșNSW: It carved an afternoon swathe through a fair portion of the state, leaving trampolines in powerlines, trees felled and many people without power. Check out how Mondayâs storm left a trail of devasttion in its wake in the Hunter, Tamworth and the Mid-North Coast.
âș ESPERANCE:Â A Perth diver has "stared into the eyes" of a great white shark off the south coast of WA to prove the creatures are not bloodthirsty man-eaters.
Filmmaker Ashley Gibb was diving in a renowned shark haven, Lucky Bay in Esperance, when he came face-to-face with a great white.
âșWAGGA: A victim who was molested by a sexually depraved Riverina community leader has suffered through decades of depression since he was robbed of his innocence.
Victor Madeley, 81, appeared to be a pillar of his town and a role model to the young boys in his Church of England Society group â but deep down he was a relentless sex fiend.
âșWARRNAMBOOL:Â The Victorian Greens say the closure of Alcoaâs aluminium smelter in Portland is likely and the state government needs to prepare.
In the wake of last weekâs power failure which limited production at the plant and the end of a lucrative electricity subsidy from the state government, Victorian Greens leader Greg Barber said the Andrews Government should âfast-track the establishment of a transition taskforceâ for staff.
âșLAUNCESTON:Â Troy and Sally Harper were forced to stand back and watch helplessly as a shed on their Legerwood property went up in flames, destroying almost $1 million in machinery.
Mrs Harper awoke about 3am Sunday after hearing some noise outside and decided to look out her window. It was at then she realised their shed was on fire.
âșBENDIGO: Victoria will introduce a Gender Equality Act as part of reforms aimed at ending violence against women. The stateâs first gender equality strategy was released yesterday, coinciding with the 16 days of activism against gender-based violence.
âșNEWCASTLE:Â Next year's season-ending Supercars event in Newcastle will be run on a track being billed as comparable to the most spectacular street circuits in the world.
The final layout of the scenic course, using public waterfront roads at the eastern end of NSW's second largest city, will be unveiled this week.
The Newcastle 500 will replace the Sydney 500 at Sydney Olympic Park as the category's season-ending event in November.
âșMANDURAH:Â The Murray River will again be a protected significant site under Aboriginal heritage legislation, after a decision to remove it from the list was overturned by the Department of Aboriginal Affairs.
The river was protected as a significant Aboriginal site from 2000, but was removed from the list in 2013 before a recent Supreme Court decision forced the department to reassess sites for which protection was refused.
âșREDLAND: A decision on a referral of the controversial $1.39 billion Toondah Harbour project has been extended until July 7 next year, its sixth delay.
A spokesman for federal Environment Minister Josh Frydenberg said the referral had been held over at the request of proponent Walker Corp.
Walker Group executive chairman Lang Walker said his company and the department had come to a mutual agreement.
âșALBURY:Â A small group of protesters demonstrated outside Albury MP Greg Aplinâs office on Monday in support of six sacked teachers at the Mannus Correctional Facility in Tumbarumba, which they say is already reeling from the forced amalgamation of its shire.
âșNSW:Â One of the state's biggest providers of youth services is facing significant financial challenges in the wake of findings from the child sex abuse royal commission.
YMCA NSW has invested heavily in strengthening child protection procedures since shocking revelations about child sex abuse within the organisation were aired before the royal commission in 2013.
âșCANBERRA:Â Federal environment programs are projected to be slashed by more than a third by 2019 even as overall budget spending expands by more than 20 per cent, according to analysis by the Australian Conservation Foundation.
The drop in environment spending, compared with the budget in place when the Coalition government led by Tony Abbott took office in September 2013, includes the expected abolition of the Green Army worth about $360 million over four years.
National weather radar
Check out whatâs expected near you today.
International news
âșNEW ZEALAND: New Zealand Prime Minister John Key has announced his retirement as the country's leader, saying he had "nothing left in the tank" and it was time to move on.
âșCHINA: The protocol-breaking telephone call Donald Trump held with Taiwan's leader Tsai Ing-wen was a deliberately provocative move planned weeks in advance, The Washington Post has reported. It signals a tough opening line with China which threatens simmering diplomatic tensions with Beijing even before the US President-elect sets foot in the Oval Office.
On this day
2006: NASA reveals photographs taken by Mars Global Surveyor suggesting the presence of liquid water on Mars
2000: O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack released
1984: Eddie Murphy stars in Beverly Hills Cop
1945: Aircraft squadron lost in the Bermuda Triangle
1933: Prohibition ends
The faces of Australia: Brad Keegan
Much-loved Muswellbrook resident Brad Keegan has been remembered as an âexceptional husband and fatherâ.
Tributes have started flowing in for the popular 46-year-old, who died on Sunday, December 4.
Working with a variety of groups and causes, he was an advocate within the local community, working to make it a better place for all until he died.
His wife Suzie said he was an exceptional husband and father.
âHeâs been our strength in the family and the rock of our family,â she said.