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The Latest Breaking News from Wodonga

What you can buy in regional NSW and Victoria for under $700,000

From Wodonga and Tamworth to Bendigo and Albury, check out these finds.

The Canberra Times

‘It just leaves us without anything’: why was Wodonga left reeling by sudden primary school closure?

‘There was really no communication,’ Daniel Dickinson says. ‘We found it out through the school and the media’

The Guardian - AU

‘Straight out of Utopia’: healthcare workers denounce $558m expansion of Albury base hospital

NSW and Victoria government documents show support for push by doctors to combine the Albury and Wodonga hospitals into one new facility – but that’s not what was announced

The Guardian - AU

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‘It’s a secret ballot’: Warren Mundine addresses 400 people at Albury-Wodonga no campaign event

Forum hosted by the National Civic Council attracted same size crowd as pro-Indigenous voice campaign at the same venue last week

The Guardian - AU

Albury-Wodonga hospital launches fundraiser to buy virtual reality headsets to keep kids calm

Hospital appeals for new equipment are not unusual. But in Albury-Wodonga, a fundraising effort for a unique piece of technology is underway, to help make hospital visits less daunting for children.

ABC News

As rural Australia's doctor shortage bites, an 'unusual' GP in Jindera is in town for the long haul

For two decades Jindera has had the same GP – an "unusual" former lawyer who just wants to "do some good" for a small country town undergoing rapid change.

ABC News

Wodonga residents fear potential future health impacts caused by toxic PFAS foam

Julie Garner has been eating fruit and vegetables grown in PFAS-contaminated soil for years and is now worried about the impact it could have on her health.

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Albury Wodonga Health calls internal emergency as wait times escalate

Surgery has been rescheduled, patients transferred, and staff deferred as Albury Wodonga Health struggles to keep up with huge demand ahead of the winter's peak cold and flu season.

ABC News

Wodonga woman diagnosed with acute cerebellitis receiving treatment in Melbourne

Mikaela Craven thought her nausea was a symptom of food poisoning but was diagnosed with an unexpected medical condition that left her "incapacitated" in a matter of days.

ABC News

Heavy Mechanics' fine increased by Court of Appeal after 2014 Wodonga fatal crash

The Court of Appeal has ruled a fine issued last year to mechanics over a triple fatality near Wodonga in 2014 was manifestly inadequate.

ABC News

Wodonga City Council calls for further information on Albury Hospital redevelopment

Wodonga City Council wants more details about a planned redevelopment of Albury Base Hospital as residents advocate for a new facility in the region.

ABC News

Wodonga's skateboarding for mental health program to reach more people with community grant

Al Taylor is hopeful a community grant will expand his community skateboarding program, which encourages people facing mental and physical challenges to take up the pastime.

ABC News

Urgent call for Albury youth homelessness program to extend across the border to save students at risk

A pilot program in Albury is reducing the numbers of young people leaving school and becoming homeless. Schools in Wodonga want to see it operate across the river.

ABC News

A 'graphite battery' in Wodonga will be Australia's first commercial thermal energy storage

A Wodonga pet food factory is preparing to take delivery of a technology that experts say will help businesses get off gas, reduce emissions, and save money. Here's how it works.

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Inquest into death of Wodonga toddler Baby L hears emotional testimony from mother and 'unusual bruising' concerns

A coronial inquest examining the death of a 20-month-old Wodonga girl has heard emotional testimony from her mother, and evidence from the baby's day care provider that it took two months for them to make a mandatory report about concerning bruising.

ABC News

Victorian opposition pledges $300m to new Albury Wodonga hospital if elected in November

Victorian opposition leader Matthew Guy says the coalition will put $300 million towards a new hospital for the border communities if it is elected in November.

ABC News

Friend and Mahsa live 1,000 kilometres apart, but are united by dream to make media more accessible

The news was an unlikely comfort in the face of tragedy. But the woman on the TV screen gave Friend hope.

ABC News

St John Ambulance in Wodonga struggles after 70 per cent drop in volunteers

Volunteers in Wodonga are close to burn out and events might struggle to go ahead as the group issues a desperate plea for more people to come forward.

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Albury Wodonga rally calls for single-site hospital as services struggle with demand

Patients and healthcare workers are demanding a better single-site hospital at Albury Wodonga as stories emerge of nurses changing PPE in the rain, heart attack patients lying on metal benches and adults dying next to sick children.

ABC News

Albury Wodonga Hospital not funded in Vic Budget

Hopes of bringing to life a new hospital along the New South Wales - Victoria border have been shattered after the project missed out on funding in the state budget.

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Wodonga celebrates 60 years of local ambulance service

Sixty years ago, people in Wodonga had to rely on ambulances from over the NSW border. Then they decided to change that.

ABC News

Anzac Day back on the Albury-Wodonga border after two years of disruptions

Frontline health workers were honoured in this year's Albury Anzac Day march as people on the Victorian side of the border at Wodonga were able to participate for the first time since 2019.

ABC News

Victorian opposition leader Matthew Guy promises to fix Albury-Wodonga health crisis

Victoria's Opposition Leader says fixing Albury-Wodonga's health crisis is "an absolute priority", after residents shared personal experiences of being let down by the system.

ABC News

Wangaratta rehabilitation facility opens, but no word on new hospital for Albury Wodonga

Premier Daniel Andrews would not comment in detail about the state of regional healthcare at the opening of the 30-bed facility, but said "no government" was "more invested" in the issue.

ABC News

Albury Wodonga Regional Deal to receive $80m ahead of federal budget

The Victorian government is criticised for its lack of commitment to the Albury Wodonga Regional Deal, with an $80m pre-budget funding announcement from the federal government today.

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