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Publish Time: 10:00 am

News

Court case of woman set alight draws closer to end

McPherson Media Group

Jordan Spencer, 34, admitted setting a woman alight in Shepparton, causing life-threatening burns.
Judge rejected defence claims Spencer acted in fear, calling the account “implausible.”
Victim spent 3.5 months in a coma; Spencer will be sentenced at a later date.

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Publish Time: 01:00 pm

Sport

Strikers round out Regional Hockey League on top thanks to Xavier McBain nine-piece

Liam Nash

Xavier McBain fired nine goals in Strikers’ 24-0 win, finishing the RHL season with a league-best 27.
Huge victory secured Strikers top spot on goal difference as finals loom.
In women’s GVHA, Strikers edged SYC 2-1; Echuca-Moama White and Green drew 2-2.

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Publish Time: 08:00 pm

Opinion

Life imitates Clarke: fact or fiction?

Marnie

Kent links Clarke’s Rendezvous with Rama to the real-life discovery of 3I/ATLAS speeding through space.
3I/ATLAS, a massive interstellar comet, will pass the Sun in October, traveling faster than any human-made craft.
Early speculation suggests aliens, but NASA confirmed it’s natural, the largest interstellar object discovered so far.

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