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WAGGA WAGGA, NSW. — Despite electrical storms preventing Air Ambulance Victoria from flying a time-critical cardiac arrest patient to Melbourne, the quick-thinking crew saved the life of a Tangambalanga local when the decision was made to fly north into New South Wales for the urgent care he needed.

AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND. — Across Australia and New Zealand, police have arrested 40 people and laid 145 charges as part of a national day of action targeting the Hells Angels outlaw motorcycle gang (OMCG).

W1AW HQ, NEWINGTON, CONNECTICUT, USA. — Senator Ted Cruz, in a strong pre-Memorial Day message, publicly highlighted the critical role that Amateur Radio Service volunteers play during disasters, praising and thanking ham radio operators who provide essential communications when storms and emergencies knock out power and cellular networks and communities are cut off.

WHITTLESEA, VIC. — The Nature Stewards course is back, inviting residents to feed their curiosity and passion for nature through a 10-week journey into the natural world.

ALEXANDRA, VIC. — Murrindindi Shire Council is calling on locals, visitors and supporters to vote for Alexandra after the town was named a finalist in the 2026 Victorian Top Tourism Town Awards, in the Small Tourism Town category.

NARRE WARREN SOUTH, VIC. — Gary Maas, MLA for Narre Warren South, has advised Premier Jacinta Allan that he will not be seeking re-election in 2026.

Let's not wait until our beds are burning ...

GREENSBOROUGH, VIC. — A former Greensborough-based Victoria Police officer has been sentenced to six months in prison after repeatedly harassing a woman on social media over an almost 18-month period.

MELBOURNE, VIC. — Whilst the leader of the opposition (at least for now), Jess Wilson, MP has come out and said: "For years, Labor has allowed bikies, organised criminals and corrupt union figures to infiltrate Victoria's Big Build worksites. At least $15 billion of taxpayer money has been rorted while the Premier and the Labor Government looked the other way."

BUNDOORA, VIC. (NFNL HQ). — Round 9 of the Northern Football Netball League's Division 3 football marked the time in the season when each team had played eight games and the halfway point of the season.

BUNDOORA, VIC. (NFNL HQ). — A spot in the top five is up for grabs, while other teams can move up the ladder in Round 9 of the Northern Football Netball League's Division 3 football on the King's Birthday weekend.

MELBOURNE, VIC. — The 2026 Hurtigruten Nordic Film Festival, presented by Palace, will feature the best new cinema from the Nordic region – Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.

LATROBE, TASMANIA. — Forget Starlink, mobile phones, the internet and wi-fi. Real communications is coming to Tasmanian students. You can't call the ISS on a mobile phone or via Starlink, but you can (if licensed) call the International Space Station. An amateur radio operator's licence is not required if you are only listening and not transmitting.

Before ABC Radio Victoria cancelled The Coodabeen Champions in 2021, which aired every Saturday morning from 10am across ABC Local Radio Victoria and Southern NSW on the Queen's (now King's) Birthday long weekend as snow season opened, 'The Coodas' would play a Barry Humphries classic from 1956, Snow Complications.

CANBERRA, ACT. — Embattled telco Optus has been put on notice as the federal government prepares to push through new laws beefing up oversight of the industry.

The Kinglake Pub last week opened its indoor children's play area. 

HURSTBRIDGE, VIC. — Hurstbridge locals are turning on their newest resident — Australia’s most recognisable white supremacist, Thomas Sewell.

Now we're cookin' ...