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Western Bulldogs coach apologises for not bringing players
Western Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge made a clear, public apology to the people of Ballarat for arriving to the city’s block party without his players on Monday evening. Read more.
Skipton prepares for floods again
Skipton is again on flood watch with water levels expected to peak on Tuesday. Read more.
Drugs mar long weekend
Police have recorded the first Victorian zero fatality long weekend in, but remain highly concerned that some drivers continue to put lives on the line. Read more.
McCain workers to vote on EBA
McCain Foods workers will vote on their new Enterprise Bargaining Agreement this week following a month of industrial action. Read more.
Women charged with living off proceeds of prostitution
Women who allegedly profited from prostitution at an illegal Ballarat brothel will front court next month charged with sex work act offences. Read more.
Weather
Not pleasant today - windy and showers and a top of 11 degrees.
Need a national news snapshot first thing? Well, we have you covered.
Regional
► A teenager due to start his HSC next week has been hailed a hero after defying flames and thick smoke in an attempt to save a neighbour from her burning Pelican home. Read more.
► The Top End’s richest fish could be swimming in a Katherine waterhole. Information that Katherine had been included in this year’s competition was only released this week. The second season of the Northern Territory’s Million Dollar Fish competition kicked off on Saturday, with 101 prize tagged barramundi released in Top End waters. Read more.
► For most people, getting around Langhorne Creek while the town is inundated with water has been difficult. This was not the case for the crew at Lake Breeze Wines; with a ski rope tied to a farm buggy, they decided to wakeboard around the vineyards on Sunday. Watch the video.
► Heavy rains and rising floodwaters have closed roads across central Victoria. See updates from the weather event here.
► Sometimes it’s difficult to grasp the full magnitude of a flood from ground level. But thanks to Skyline Drone Imaging, we are giving you the chance to view the Ballarat floods from a bird’s eye view. See the photos.
► Western Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge made a clear, public apology to the people of Ballarat for arriving to the city’s block party without his players on Monday evening. The Courier understands players stayed in Yarraville for Mad Monday celebrations, rather than meeting fans in the club’s partner city, after breaking the club’s 62-year AFL premiership drought. Read more.
► Musician John Butler has thrown his support behind the Lock the Gate campaign and will hold two concerts with a clear message to the onshore gas industry setting up operations in the South West. Butler hopes the concerts raise awareness about the onshore gas industry in WA and said the response to the first Frack Off! gig was amazing with 4500 people snapping up tickets in two days, making it a sell out. Read more.
National news
► Close to one in two gay, lesbian and transgender Australians hide their sexual identity in the workplace for fear being "out" could damage their careers. Read more.
► Australia's most prominent mental health advocate Patrick McGorry and the nation's peak mental health group have called for the same-sex marriage plebiscite to be dumped because of the significant harm it would do to gay and lesbian Australians. Read more.
► Hundreds of speeding, red light and parking fines remain unpaid as foreign diplomats continue to claim diplomatic immunity despite pleas from the Australian government. Read more.
National weather radar
International news
► Close to one in two gay, lesbian and transgender Australians hide their sexual identity in the workplace for fear being "out" could damage their careers.
► Malaysia: Nine Australian revellers at Malaysia's Formula One racing circuit have been jailed after stripping down to reveal "underpants" featuring Malaysia's national flag. The men, aged 25 to 29, stripped off their clothes at the track at Sepang, near Kuala Lumpur's international airport, about 5pm on Sunday. Read more.
► Birmingham: Hopes of Australians scoring easier access to live and work in the United Kingdom once Britain leaves the European Union have been dashed, with Home Secretary Amber Rudd, saying she has no plans to increase the UK's intake of Australian migrants. Read more.
► Syria: A specially fortified hospital in northern Syria has been evacuated after it was bombarded with bombs, as the UN declared the Syrian health system to be "on the verge of collapse". Read more.
On this day
1970 – Janis Joplin dies of a heroin overdose
1966 – Pope calls for end to the Vietnam War
1918 – Germany telegraphs President Wilson seeking armistice in World War I
2011 – Man who served 25 years for murder exonerated by DNA