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IT TOOK two days but Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives have arrested a Burwood man following a fatal crash in Cowes on Monday morning, April 8. Investigators have been told a car lost control at the intersection of Phillip Island Road and Ventnor Road

Beau Vernon, Steele Sidebottom and Brendan Stroud at Friday night’s Collingwood vs Bulldogs ‘Team 22’ launch at the MCG.

BACK-to-back premiership coach Beau Vernon has been named head ambassador for ‘Team 22’ – an initiative to support people with spinal cord injuries that was launched at the Collingwood vs Bulldog game on Friday night. The Robert Rose foundation’s ‘Team 22’ campaign aims to

Police and WorkSafe investigators attended the scene of a fatal truck crash at Koonwarra last Wednesday. kg081619

POLICE and WorkSafe are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a garbage truck driver at Koonwarra last Wednesday morning. A passer-by alerted emergency services after finding the man crushed between a truck and a fence outside a property on Whittingham Way around 9.30am.

Carinya Aged Care and Retirement Living CEO Cindy Nicholas and committee president Jenny Blackmore (far right) gratefully accepted a $1.3 million federal government funding commitment towards upgrades to the Korumburra facility, announced by local federal MP Russell Broadbent (far left) and Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack last Tuesday. kg011619

RESIDENTS of Korumburra aged care facility Carinya Lodge had a very special visitor last week, as the Deputy Prime Minister flew in – on a private plane – into town to make a surprise funding announcement. Leader of the federal National Party and Minister

From left, Pauline McGregor – volunteer coordinator, Nina Blythe - chairperson, Marg Callanan - ride director, and Morgan Barnes from Wheel Heat - supplier of the bike prize.

RAISING funds for research of preventing curable blindness, the ‘Ride for Sight’ is now in its 26th year. It will start in Orbost on April 11, travelling 360km over three days to finish at Sale on Sunday, April 14. Local cyclist Rod McGregor is