#wadestephens — Public Fediverse posts
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Netball team's emotion-filled win after player killed in car crash
By Wade StephensAn A-grade netball team in Victoria's Wimmera region has won a high-emotion grand final after one of its most talented young players died in a car crash this week.
#RegionalCommunities #DisastersAccidentsandEmergencyIncidents #Netball #WadeStephens
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Former teacher spared jail after seeking stories about underage boys
By Wade Stephens and Lua IkenasioA former school teacher in Victoria's north-west has been handed an 18-month community corrections order after pleading guilty over child abuse material.
#ChildAbuse #SexualOffences #Courts #Pornography #WadeStephens #LuaIkenasio
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Farmer aims to be first to swim length of Darling River
By Wade StephensA Victorian farmer has made it his mission to become the first person to swim the 1,650 kilometres of Australia's second-longest river.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-03/victorian-farmer-swimming-darling-river-fundraiser/107076806
#ParkinsonsDisease #Charities #RecordsandAchievements #WadeStephens
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Former massage therapist jailed for assaulting clients
By Wade StephensA magistrate rejects an argument that the sexual assaults on two women by the former trainee were accidental and "fleeting" and jails him for breaching their trust at a massage business in Mildura.
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Mildura seeks healing after vehicle incident tears hole in community
By Wade StephensPeople and teams moderating social media pages have shared experiences of the complexities of moderating hate speech in light of the Mildura incident.
#SocialMedia #YoungPeople #Courts #IndigenousAustralians #Vandalism #Crime #CivilUnrest #WadeStephens
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Hospital faces 'day of reckoning' as CEO disappears and ED overwhelmed
By Daniel Miles and Wade StephensMildura hospital, one of the biggest employers in the region, is set to undergo an executive shake-up a month on from its CEO's mysterious departure.
#HealthAdministration #RegionalCommunities #HealthcareFacilities #DanielMiles #WadeStephens
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Man accused of deliberately hitting 'blameless' 12yos with ute granted bail
By Wade StephensA man who allegedly pursued and struck two 12-year-old boys with a ute in north-west Victoria has been granted bail.
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Former kindergarten cleaner jailed over AI-produced child abuse material
By Wade StephensA Mildura man who used AI to generate explicit material of 10 victims, including four children known to him, has been sentenced
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Man arrested after boys, 12, allegedly chased through Mildura mall by ute
By Wade StephensOne child has been flown to hospital in Melbourne with serious injuries.
#Crime #Police #RoadAccidentsandIncidents #AccidentsandEmergencyIncidents #WadeStephens
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Victoria moves to tighten rules for councillors eyeing parliament
By Wade StephensLegislation has been proposed to provide clarity to Victorian councillors looking to run in a state or federal election.
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Mildura man sentenced for shooting neighbour's barking dog
By Wade StephensFormer Mildura supermarket owner John Charles Green admits repeatedly shooting his neighbour's dog with an air rifle.
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Victorian Coalition under fire over hospital election pledges
By Wade StephensVictoria's Coalition has been asked to justify differences between regional hospital election pledges.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-26/debate-over-differences-in-hospital-promises/106953404
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Australian baseball's 37yo 'rookie' making national debut at World Cup
By Wade StephensJess Johnson is one of the feel-good stories of the Australian Women's national baseball team.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-20/meet-australian-baseballs-37-year-old-rookie/106932748
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Suppression order lifted on child abuse content producer in Victoria
By Wade StephensA man covertly filmed women and children at a Mildura home and used AI to create explicit content.
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Mystery remains over sudden departure of Mildura Hospital CEO
By Wade StephensMystery surrounds the departure of the chief executive of Mildura Base Public Hospital, who led the north-west Victorian hospital through its transition from private to public.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-14/mystery-over-departure-of-mildura-hospital-ceo/106912374
#PublicHealth #HealthcareFacilities #HealthAdministration #RegionalCommunities #WadeStephens