Chloe Strahan
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Is the spread of mosquito-borne diseases the new normal in Victoria?
The Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) is spreading in Victoria, surprising mosquito experts like Associate Professor Cameron Webb, who didn't expect the virus to spread in southern Australia. Is climate change responsible for an increase in mosquitoes this year, and will Victoria see a rise of mosquito borne diseases like the Murray River encephalitis, Dengue or the Ross River virus?
Trans athletes playing in single-sex sport teams - ABC Melbourne
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has publicly supported Liberal Senator Claire Chandler’s proposed "Save Women's Sport" bill that would allow sport organisations to exclude transgender women from competing in female sport teams. A common concern is that transgender women might have an advantage in single-sex teams due to their physical strength and size, but is there research to support this? Credits Richelle Hunt, Presenter Kirsten Diprose, Interviewer Chloe Strahan, Producer Broadcast 1 Mar 2022
Should short term stays be limited in Victoria?
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Only 15 houses that burnt down in Mallacoota bushfires have been rebuilt so far, with builders complaining that there are only expensive short stay accommodation available for them to live in. Short stays are disrupting renters, home buyers and staff around Victoria, so could limits, incentives or body corporate agreements help to slow the rise of short stays accommodation?
By Chloe Strahan Verified, Richelle Hunt Verified
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Has society gotten used to sports betting advertisements?
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Sports betting is the fastest growing form of gambling in Australia, so does the number of advertisements on TV and online need to change? Reformed gamblers say constant marketing of sports betting deals is a temptation to get back into punting. Broadcast 24 Feb 202224 Feb 2022Thu 24 Feb 2022 at 12:00am Melbourne, Community and Society, Regional Communities, Advertising and Marketing Industry, Gambling, Sport
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Geelong as a destination, not a stop off
Geelong is no longer considered a town to bypass on the way to the coast, with people choosing to live, work and holiday in town. But is Geelong's infrastructure prepared for its new-found popularity?
"That's how dark it got" Barry Du Bois shares his mental health story for R U O K? Day
"Everybody else would be better off if I wasn't here, I was contemplating taking my life." In 2004 after a series of life blows, problems 'manifested into dark places' for Barry Du Bois, interior designer and master builder from The Living Room. Until a conversation with a mate helped him speak up. If you or someone you know needs help call Lifeline on 13 11 14 or visit ruok.org.au
National Press Club heads to Wodonga for historic regional event
Posted March 20, 2019 18:59:25 For the first time in its 55-year history, the National Press Club has been held in a regional city.
Nepalese refugee community embraces swimming lessons after friend went missing in the Murray
Posted March 08, 2019 06:42:45 A group of Nepalese refugees from north-east Victoria have begun swimming lessons after their friend went missing in the Murray River two months ago. Bigul Pandit, 21, went swimming in the Murray River with friends at Noreuil Park in Albury, New South Wales on January 9 when he failed to resurface. His body was never found. "It is very sad he is missing," Pita Subedi, a friend of Mr Pandit, said.
Climate change a trendy topic for candidates of Indi at local forum
Posted February 04, 2019 16:43:52 Candidates vying for the seat of Indi at this year's federal election shared their vision for the region at a public forum in Euroa on Saturday afternoon. Independent candidate Helen Haines, Liberal's Steve Martin and Labor's Erik Kerr shed light on key issues in the north-east Victorian electorate of Indi. Former Wodonga Mayor Mark Byatt who nominated for the Nationals seat did not attend the event.
180 trucks and 500 volunteers — it's the Burrumbuttock Hay Runners to the rescue
Updated January 27, 2019 13:01:29 Volunteer truck drivers spent the weekend delivering donated hay to drought-stricken farmers in south-west Queensland. The Burrumbuttock Hay Runners loaded 180 trucks with donated hay, pet food, toys and first aid kits.
Independent MP Cathy McGowan's successor, Helen Haines, chosen by Voices 4 Indi
By Ashlee Aldridge, Chloe Strahan and Erin Somerville Posted January 12, 2019 20:22:14 Supporters of independent MP Cathy McGowan have selected her successor to contest the federal seat of Indi in north-east Victoria. After five hours of deliberations, Voices 4 Indi chose nurse and public heath researcher Helen Haines as the person to succeed Ms McGowan, who won the seat from the Liberal Party in 2013, and is the current face of the group.
Police march in flag to open Stringybark Creek memorial
Police march in flag to open Stringybark Creek memorial Posted December 10, 2018 17:25:58 Victoria Police band march in at Stringybark Creek memorial to honour murdered officers Sergeant Michael Kennedy and Constables Thomas Lonigan, Michael Scanlan. By Chloe Strahan Topics: music, police, history, crime, mansfield-3722
Wreath laid at Stringybark Creek memorial
Wreath laid at Stringybark Creek memorial Posted December 10, 2018 17:25:58 A wreath sits at the bottom of memorial plinth of Victoria Policeman Sergeant Michael Kennedy. It was laid by Chief Commissioner Graham Ashton and family members of the fallen officers killed at Stringybark Creek in 1878. By Chloe Strahan Topics: law-crime-and-justice, history, police, mansfield-3722
Descendants of Ned Kelly at Stringybark Creek
Descendants of Ned Kelly at Stringybark Creek Posted December 10, 2018 17:25:58 Siblings Anthony and Joanne Griffiths at the memorial site of the 1878 Stringybark Creek Kelly Gang shootout. By Chloe Strahan Topics: crime, police, family, mansfield-3722
Policemen killed in Kelly Gang shootout honoured at Stringybark Creek memorial for 140th anniversary
Policemen killed in Kelly Gang shootout honoured at Stringybark Creek memorial for 140th anniversary Posted December 10, 2018 17:25:58 Three Victoria Police officers who were shot and killed during an infamous shootout with the Kelly Gang have been honoured at a new memorial in north-east Victoria.
Volunteer-built house ready for auction to raise funds for athlete's spinal injury therapy
More than 100 volunteers have finished building a house that will be auctioned to raise funds for a man who suffered a severe spinal cord injury on his 21st birthday. Albury man Nick Dempsey became a quadriplegic after diving into his parents' swimming pool in January 2017. He hit the bottom of the pool, dislocating his neck and severely injuring his spinal cord. Prior to the accident, Mr Dempsey had put a deposit on a block of land in Thurgoona in NSW.
Winemakers rolling out rosé in north-east Victoria fear spring frost after dream season
Winemakers in north-east Victoria are rolling out their signature rosé for spring and summer after a successful growing season. All Saints Estate chief winemaker and co-owner Nick Brown, of Wahgunyah, welcomed the easy growing season after difficulties in 2016. "We had beautiful, typical Rutherglen vintage warm days, blue skies and cool nights," he said. "The grapes gradually built up their sugar slowly and produced really nice, clean fruit.
Inventor of the modern header harvester Headlie Taylor cast in bronze for Henty monument
A sculpture of Headlie Taylor, whose early 20th century inventions transformed agricultural machinery worldwide, has been unveiled in Henty in southern New South Wales. Headlie Taylor was a wheat farmer whose invention of the header harvester revolutionised the grain industry. His last surviving son, John Taylor, unveiled the life-sized bronze sculpture on Wednesday. "He was a very retiring man. He had great humility about what he achieved.
Smiling in the snow: Young Australian refugees see snow for the first time
It was predicted to be wet and windy, but that didn't matter to a group of young people from refugee backgrounds on their first trip to the snow. Forty young people aged between 13 and 25, who recently settled in the town of Albury-Wodonga on the New South Wales-Victoria border, visited Falls Creek to see snow with their own eyes for the first time.
'No reusable cup, no entry': Community centre's hardcore war-on-waste policy
A community centre in the Victorian border town of Wodonga has taken its war on waste to the next level by banning people with disposable coffee cups from entering the premises to favour reusable mugs. Director of the Sustainable Activity Centre, Claire Greenhalgh, said people are refused entry into the centre if they are carrying single-use waste.
No keep-cup, no entry! Community centre's hardcore waste policy
A community centre in Albury Wodonga has taken its war on waste to the next level by banning people with disposable coffee cups from entering the premises. Director of the Sustainable Activity Centre's Claire Greenhalgh said people are refused entry into the centre if they are carrying single use waste.
Guard of honour for worker killed in Norske Skog paper mill in suspected hydrogen sulphide gas leak
A guard of honour has been formed for an employee who was killed in a workplace accident near Albury, on the NSW-Victoria border. Benjamin William Pascall, 28, was one of two workers killed at Norske Skog paper mill after a suspected hydrogen sulphide gas leak. Workers from the paper mill and members of Cathie's Celtic Dance formed a guard of honour outside St Matthew's Anglican Church in Albury on Monday. Mr Pascall's partner Georgia Webb said everything felt right when they met.
'Heroic' teenage lifesavers praised after rescuing drowning man
Two "heroic" teenage lifeguards will be nominated for bravery awards after rescuing a man who was drowning at Yarrawonga, in northern Victoria. Grace Creenaune, 17 and Erica Montgomery, 15 were on duty working as lifeguards at the local water park on Tuesday, when two men, aged 19 and 30, bought tickets to go into the park. Staff suspected the men had been drinking and they were asked to leave.
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