A man has pleaded guilty to all three murder charges for a triple killing in Wedderburn, north-west of Bendigo, in 2014.
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Ian Francis Jamieson, 65, offered the plea in the Supreme Court in Bendigo this morning, after initially only pleading guilty to the murders of Peter Lockhart, 78, and Mary Lockhart, 74.
He changed his plea to guilty for the murder of Greg Holmes, 48, after initially denying the charge at a committal hearing in Bendigo last year.
The triple murder was on October 22, 2014, with Jamieson living in a house on Wedderburn-Logan Road between Mr and Mrs Lockhart and Mr Holmes.
He stabbed Mr Holmes during a fight on the man's property, before travelling to the other side of the road to murder Mr Holmes' mother Mary Lockhart and stepfather Peter Lockhart.
Jamieson will appear at a plea hearing in Bendigo on April 21, with sentencing expected for April 22.
Speaking outside of court, Mary's son Paul Holmes and daughter Maree St Clair were relieved at not having to go through with the murder trial.
"[We're] very relieved, shocked actually. We resolved ourselves for the next two weeks, and all of a sudden it's changed," Mr Holmes said.
"[There was] a bit of trepidation about what we were going to see and hear. We're relieved. He's finally stood up for what he's done."
Family members now have the opportunity to provide victim impact statements to the court to aid in the sentencing process.
Mr Holmes said it was their chance to let Jamieson know of the impact the crime had on their family.
"It's our opportunity to say what we feel. It's caught us a bit off guard, we thought we were gong to be a bit further down the track before we had to do it," he said.
Women family members wore blue wren brooches to the court proceedings. The birds were often seen on the property of Peter and Mary Lockhart, and were their favourite birds.
The cause of a dispute between Jamieson and Mr Holmes was believed to be over dust on their rural properties, a fact that continues to confuse the family.
"It doesn't make any sense. It will never make any sense, we will never really have any answers to it. It doesn't sit at all, that someone could do something like this over a bit of dust," Mr Holmes said.
Ms St Clair described the three family members as "beautiful" people who would never be forgotten.
"The way they died was horrible," she said.
"They loved us all, it's really hard to let go, to forget."
