Anna McGuinness
@annamcguinness.bsky.social
Reporter at ABC Central Victoria.
Reposted by Anna McGuinness
Shout out to Barham/ Koondrook on the Murray - hosting a prestigious international lawn bowls comp this week!
Love the Swiss competitor Thomas Wälti joking there was "nothing there" when he looked up Barham on the map.
#bowls #lawnbowls
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Love the Swiss competitor Thomas Wälti joking there was "nothing there" when he looked up Barham on the map.
#bowls #lawnbowls
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
World's best bowlers fight for prestigious title in small border town
It may not seem like the place to host a prestigious World Bowls competition, but a small Murray River town is doing just that.
www.abc.net.au
September 25, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Shout out to Barham/ Koondrook on the Murray - hosting a prestigious international lawn bowls comp this week!
Love the Swiss competitor Thomas Wälti joking there was "nothing there" when he looked up Barham on the map.
#bowls #lawnbowls
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
Love the Swiss competitor Thomas Wälti joking there was "nothing there" when he looked up Barham on the map.
#bowls #lawnbowls
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
A young Echuca footballer's return to the Goulburn Valley League finals months after a brain cancer diagnosis was blocked by league administrators.
League denies footballer finals fairytale amid brain cancer battle
League administrators have blocked a talented young footballer's return to a regional Victorian finals series after a brain cancer diagnosis because he did not play enough games.
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September 9, 2025 at 7:01 AM
A young Echuca footballer's return to the Goulburn Valley League finals months after a brain cancer diagnosis was blocked by league administrators.
Victoria's Supreme Court has heard noise from the state's biggest gold mine has turned a country home into "a place of torture".
An Axedale couple’s claim against Fosterville Gold Mine is being heard in a judge-alone civil trial which began today.
An Axedale couple’s claim against Fosterville Gold Mine is being heard in a judge-alone civil trial which began today.
Home turned into 'place of torture' by gold mine, court hears
A Victorian court hears noise from the state's biggest gold mine has made a couple's Axedale home a "living hell".
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August 14, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Victoria's Supreme Court has heard noise from the state's biggest gold mine has turned a country home into "a place of torture".
An Axedale couple’s claim against Fosterville Gold Mine is being heard in a judge-alone civil trial which began today.
An Axedale couple’s claim against Fosterville Gold Mine is being heard in a judge-alone civil trial which began today.
The family of siblings killed in a head-on crash in central Victoria last year says there has been no justice after police decided not to lay charges against the other driver.
Family seeks answers after driver in double-fatal crash avoids charges
The family of siblings killed in a head-on crash in Central Victoria last year says there has been no justice after a 12-month police investigation.
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August 6, 2025 at 6:18 AM
The family of siblings killed in a head-on crash in central Victoria last year says there has been no justice after police decided not to lay charges against the other driver.
Two midwives have told a coronial inquest about their regrets after a baby died in hospital following a home birth in central Victoria in 2022.
Midwives tell inquest of 'regrets' from home birth and baby's death
A midwife says "extreme tiredness" could have impaired her decision-making during a tragic home birth in Victoria.
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July 31, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Two midwives have told a coronial inquest about their regrets after a baby died in hospital following a home birth in central Victoria in 2022.
Blood test set to ‘revolutionise’ diagnosis of coeliac disease
Blood test set to 'revolutionise' diagnosis of coeliac disease
Patients have to eat gluten for weeks before the current coeliac disease test, even when it makes them ill, but Australian researchers believe they have found a better method.
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June 9, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Blood test set to ‘revolutionise’ diagnosis of coeliac disease
“These farmers are doing it hard enough as it is with the drought… let alone having people coming onto their property and stealing livestock.”
Thieves make off with $12k worth of sheep during emergency levy protest
A Strathlea farmer returned from an emergency services levy protest in Melbourne to find 80 merino sheep missing from his property.
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May 30, 2025 at 1:03 AM
“These farmers are doing it hard enough as it is with the drought… let alone having people coming onto their property and stealing livestock.”
Victoria's largest gold mine has been given the green light to expand by the state government, despite the concerns of neighbouring residents.
Biggest gold mine in Victoria greenlit to grow despite neighbours' woes
Fosterville Gold Mine is given the go-ahead to expand by the state's planning minister, despite concerns from nearby residents who say the mine causes noise, dust and vibrations in their homes.
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May 23, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Victoria's largest gold mine has been given the green light to expand by the state government, despite the concerns of neighbouring residents.
Grateful to the Wentworth family for speaking to me about Luke for this story amid safety reviews in waterski racing. Luke was one of four competitors who died in 2024.
Waterski's 'social licence' hangs in the balance 12 months after tragedy
Luke Wentworth's death is one of four that have rocked Australia's water ski community recently, triggering a self-imposed ban amid investigations into the sport's safety.
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February 1, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Grateful to the Wentworth family for speaking to me about Luke for this story amid safety reviews in waterski racing. Luke was one of four competitors who died in 2024.