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Theft as family sleeps
A traumatised mother has spoken out after criminals crept into her home while her daughter slept metres away in Black Hill on Tuesday. Read more.
Manhunt suspect charged and fronts court
A 39-year-old man accused of ramming a police vehicle, sparking a manhunt across Ballarat on Tuesday has fronted court. Read more.
Hospital fraudster remains uncaptured
Victoria Police are still yet to lay any charges almost 12 months on from an infamous scam which threatened to strip Ballarat Health Services of more than $2 million. Read more.
Remembering an icon
Hundreds of people crammed into the Daylesford Town Hall on Thursday afternoon to say goodbye to one of the region’s most loved leaders. Read more.
Early cygnets swan around
It’s the winter they weren’t supposed to experience. Read more.
Weather
A clearing shower and a top of 12 degrees today.
Hanson’s internment call slammed
Humans rights groups have hit out at calls to detain all Muslim citizens suspected of terror offences. Read more.
State of the nation
►BALLARAT: Police have arrested a man accused of ramming a police vehicle. Read more.
►ORANGE: Charities are in desperate need of blankets as the winter cold hits. Read more.
►KATHERINE: Parramatta Eels player Peni Terepo dropped in to a primary school to encourage students to listen to their parents and teachers. Read more.
►BRISBANE: Police have released an image of a man who was reportedly kidnapped from Spring Hill on Thursday morning. Read more.
►DULVERTON: An elderly woman died in a house fire on Wednesday night. Read more.
►BENDIGO: Uber is concerned a $2 fare levy could impact the company’s expansion into regional cities like Bendigo. Read more.
►WARRNAMBOOL: Police have arrested three people in relation to a police car ramming. Read more.
►NEWCASTLE: Researchers have found a link between stress and irritable bowel syndrome. Read more.
►GRIFFITH: Meet the boy with two mums, two sisters, three brothers and one dad. Read more.
National news
►The NSW Government has announced it will be the first state in Australia to remove sugary drinks from its hospitals and health facilities. Read more.
►Supermarket giant Coles has admitted underpaying much of its workforce in cosy deals it struck with the conservative shop assistants union. Read more.
►Monday night’s fatal siege in Brighton has put Victorian Muslims on high alert for hate speech, the Islamic Council of Victoria says. Read more.
National weather radar
International news
► North Korea has fired a volley of cruise missiles off its eastern coast, the South Korean military said on Thursday morning. Read more.
► When Sara Zelenak hugged her family on March 10 and boarded a plane for London, she didn't know it was the last time she would see them. Read more.
► Searchers have found bodies and debris in the water after a Myanmar military transport plane with 122 people on board crashed after taking off from an airbase in the southern part of the country. Read more.
On this day
1931 1st showing of a Donald Duck cartoon.
1940 Norway surrenders to Germany during WW II.
1945 Australian troops land in Brunei Bay, North Borneo.
1953 Worcester County tornado (94 killed, 1310 injured, 10,000 homeless).
1967 Monkees appear at Hollywood Bowl.
The faces of Australia: Yvonne Redfern
Volunteer Yvonne Redfern is one of Australia’s unsung heroes.
She has taught scripture at Wellington schools for 32 years, spent several years on Rotaract, has worked to establish the Combella Hall playgroup, and has been on several boards and committees over 25 years. Read more.
