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Cairns Council Backs $400,000 Screen Industry Program

Cairns Council Backs $400,000 Screen Industry Program

Cairns Queensland · Business News · 17 Sep 2026

Cairns Regional Council has unanimously voted to seek $400,000 in Queensland Government funding for a program designed to connect local businesses with the region’s growing film...

Six Crews Battle Grass Fire at Bargara Park

Six Crews Battle Grass Fire at Bargara Park

Bundaberg Queensland · Emergency News · 17 Sep 2026

Queensland firefighters spent several hours monitoring a significant grass fire at Mary Kinross Park in Bargara, near Bundaberg, after the blaze broke out on Wednesday evening....

Bendigo Man Sentenced After Spate of Crimes

Bendigo Man Sentenced After Spate of Crimes

Bendigo Victoria · Crime News · 17 Sep 2026

A 21-year-old Bendigo man, Adrian Turnbull, has been sentenced to a maximum of four years and eight months in prison after pleading guilty to a series of offences committed acro...

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Police Launch Strike Force After Crime Surge in Wagga Wagga

Police Launch Strike Force After Crime Surge in Wagga Wagga

Wagga Wagga New South Wales · Breaking News · 16 Sep 2026

Riverina Police have established a dedicated investigation, Strike Force Arctis, following a reported increase in serious property and violent offences across Wagga Wagga. The o...

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Red Rooster Plans Return to Wagga After Edward Street Closure

Red Rooster Plans Return to Wagga After Edward Street Closure

Wagga Wagga New South Wales · Business News · 15 Sep 2026

Wagga Wagga residents may not have seen the last of Red Rooster in the city, despite the permanent closure of the chain’s Edward Street restaurant. The restaurant closed on Sund...

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Kerry Peck Inducted Into Bathurst Business Hall of Fame

Kerry Peck Inducted Into Bathurst Business Hall of Fame

Bathurst New South Wales · Community News · 17 Sep 2026

Kerry “Pecky” Peck, a long-standing Bathurst radio personality, has been inducted into the Bathurst Business Hall of Fame in recognition of his extensive contribution to the loc...

Alexis Family-Violence Support Model Expands to Ballarat

Alexis Family-Violence Support Model Expands to Ballarat

Ballarat Victoria · Community News · 17 Sep 2026

A new specialist family-violence support model has been introduced in Ballarat, with dedicated workers now embedded alongside Victoria Police to help people experiencing family...

Councillors Elect New Deputy Mayor for Orange

Councillors Elect New Deputy Mayor for Orange

Orange New South Wales · Community News · 17 Sep 2026

Orange City Council has elected a new Deputy Mayor for the next two years, with the decision announced today, 17 September 2026. The council said the election took place during...

Wagga Cyclists Targeted in Magpie Swooping Hotspots.

Wagga Cyclists Targeted in Magpie Swooping Hotspots.

Wagga Wagga New South Wales · Community News · 16 Sep 2026

Wagga Wagga cyclists are being warned to take extra care after a series of magpie attacks has been reported across the city and surrounding suburbs. A report published on 16 Sep...

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Kerry Peck Inducted Into Bathurst Business Hall of Fame

Kerry Peck Inducted Into Bathurst Business Hall of Fame

Bathurst New South Wales · Community News · 17 Sep 2026

Kerry “Pecky” Peck, a long-standing Bathurst radio personality, has been inducted into the Bathurst Business Hall of Fame in recognition of his extensive contribution to the loc...

Alexis Family-Violence Support Model Expands to Ballarat

Alexis Family-Violence Support Model Expands to Ballarat

Ballarat Victoria · Community News · 17 Sep 2026

A new specialist family-violence support model has been introduced in Ballarat, with dedicated workers now embedded alongside Victoria Police to help people experiencing family...

Councillors Elect New Deputy Mayor for Orange

Councillors Elect New Deputy Mayor for Orange

Orange New South Wales · Community News · 17 Sep 2026

Orange City Council has elected a new Deputy Mayor for the next two years, with the decision announced today, 17 September 2026. The council said the election took place during...

Wagga Wagga Crime Surge Prompts New Police Strike Force

Wagga Wagga Crime Surge Prompts New Police Strike Force

Wagga Wagga New South Wales · Crime News · 17 Sep 2026

Riverina Police have established a specialised task force in Wagga Wagga to investigate a series of aggravated break-and-enter offences, home invasions and firearm-related incid...

Albury Car Crashes Into House on Mate and North Streets

Albury New South Wales · Local News · 17 Sep 2026

A vehicle has crashed into a house in Albury, prompting police attendance at a residential property near the intersection of Mate and North streets. The incident was reported to...

Albury Gunman Sentenced to Five Years Over Police Siege

Albury Gunman Sentenced to Five Years Over Police Siege

Albury New South Wales · Crime News · 17 Sep 2026

Five-Year Sentence for Albury Police Siege A 36-year-old man, Stephen Bates, has been sentenced to five years in prison following a serious confrontation with police in Lavingto...

Athlete Gives Evidence in Alan Jones Court Case

Athlete Gives Evidence in Alan Jones Court Case

Sydney, NSW · Local News · 17 Sep 2026

A high-profile athlete has returned to court and told the hearing that an alleged unwanted kiss by former broadcaster Alan Jones remained difficult to f...

Two Teens Charged Over Fatal Sydney Shooting

Two Teens Charged Over Fatal Sydney Shooting

Sydney, NSW · Crime News · 17 Sep 2026

Two boys aged 14 and 16 have been charged with murder following the fatal shooting of university student Marco Tapia at a Glen Alpine home.

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