Philippe Perez is a news reporter based in Albury-Wodonga, working for ABC Goulburn Murray. He has previously worked for the ABC in Bendigo and Horsham and reports for radio, TV and online audiences. Contact him by emailing [email protected]
A swarm of thousands filmed on a Victorian mountain top is part of a surge in bogong moth sightings, which researchers say is good news for the endangered mountain pygmy possum.
Here's what's making news in the Goulburn-Murray and Shepparton regions today.
A Victorian man will serve at least five years prison for causing a crash while under the influence of drugs, killing a much-loved mum.
The tech giant reveals plans to build a $3.5 million, 37-car charging station on a vacant 1,300-square-metre lot in Albury about 2.5 kilometres from the Hume Highway.
The NSW independent regulator in early education and child care has shut down an Albury childcare service for six months while it investigates alleged child safety risks.
Topic: Early Childhood Education and Care Services
A NSW man is charged after a police investigation into the alleged use of cryptocurrency to purchase child abuse material.
The Victorian Department of Education pleads guilty to breaching the Occupational Health and Safety Act after a serious accident in a jewellery class.
Topic: Workplace Accidents and Incidents
Victoria Police is preparing a coroner's report after the second fatal quad bike accident near the Victoria-New South Wales border in as many days.
Topic: Road Accidents and Incidents
An AI company confirms it has purchased a large paper mill site in Ettamogah, north of Albury, but is yet to disclose why.
A coroner is recommending a hospital improve its cross-border medical records following an inquest into the death of a 46-year-old patient who waited five hours for transfer.
An elderly man who was missing for two days after visiting a High Country pub with his wife is being remembered for his volunteering efforts in the community following his death.
Topic: Accidents and Emergency Incidents
An 85-year-old man missing since Sunday night has been found alive after crashing his car near Mitta Mitta.
A school for new migrants partners with local health organisations to get students' hands in the dirt.
Getting out in the garden can be such a peaceful experience, doing something practical with your hands that doesn't require a lot of words.
A Phillip Island penguin has died from H5N1 bird flu in the first detection among the island's little penguin colony, ahead of vaccinations beginning on Monday.
A man is in critical condition following a workplace accident near the New South Wales border town of Albury. He is one of three who were injured when a glass panel fell on them.
Topic: Workplace Accidents and Incidents
A coronial inquest into Kate Manley's death at Albury Hospital hears about communication issues between psychiatric and medical units.
An NSW coronial inquest has begun into the medical care given to an involuntary patient who later died of a pulmonary embolism at Albury Hospital.
A Victorian magistrate has struck out a drink spiking charge against Melbourne socialite Amy Tossoun.
A player and assistant coach for a southern NSW AFL team has been handed a "life ban" following a tribunal hearing into eight offences.
A regional Victorian sports club has been ordered to redraw a fundraising raffle after an ineligible committee member won first prize, a $70,000 ute.
An Albury-based NDIS provider says an upcoming change to NDIS funding is one of the reasons it will discontinue a program that builds skills and confidence in those living with a disability.
When their local taxi service folded 18 months ago, Beechworth residents struggled to get to their medical appointments.
A 22-year-old man living on the NSW–Victorian border was arrested on Wednesday after detectives assumed the online identity of a girl.
Albury residents could face one of the largest NSW council rate increases of recent years, with councillors voting to seek community feedback on plans to help address its estimated $18 million of debt.
