Cause of Clunes wellness centre death still a mystery after autopsy

Cause of Clunes wellness centre death still a mystery after autopsy

Police are investigating if so-called “magic mushrooms” were behind the Ringwood North woman Rachael Dixon’s death and two others being sent to hospital.

  • byLachlan Abbott

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Medical experts key witnesses in Daylesford fatal pub crash hearing

Medical experts key witnesses in Daylesford fatal pub crash hearing

Accused killer driver William Swale’s diabetes will be the focus of an upcoming court hearing into the deaths of five patrons sitting outside a Daylesford hotel.

  • byErin Pearson
The quiet country town twice thrust into the spotlight this month by death

The quiet country town twice thrust into the spotlight this month by death

The busiest Clunes typically gets is during its annual Booktown festival in March. Now tragedy has left it swarming with journalists.

  • byLachlan Abbott andMelissa Cunningham
Soul Barn distances itself from ‘mushroom’ event that claimed woman’s life

Soul Barn distances itself from ‘mushroom’ event that claimed woman’s life

Rachael Dixon,a health practitioner from Ringwood North,died in Clunes at the weekend after consuming a suspected mushroom drink.

  • byDavid Estcourt,Melissa Cunningham andLachlan Abbott
Mushroom death mystery at wellness seminar triggers police probe
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Mushroom death mystery at wellness seminar triggers police probe

Police are investigating if psychedelic “magic mushrooms” were used in a drink consumed by a woman who later became unwell and died at a wellness event in Clunes.

  • byChris Vedelago,Marta Pascual Juanola andLachlan Abbott
The wellbeing retreat at the centre of suspected ‘mushroom’ fatality

The wellbeing retreat at the centre of suspected ‘mushroom’ fatality

Soul Barn,the Victorian wellbeing centre being investigated after a woman’s death at the weekend,describes itself as “a stunning rural oasis” and a place where visitors can untangle their minds.

  • byMelissa Cunningham
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Melbourne’s ‘prince of pizza’ making dough in Norway after debts and drive-by shootings
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Melbourne’s ‘prince of pizza’ making dough in Norway after debts and drive-by shootings

Woodstock pizza chain founder Tony Cannata abruptly left Melbourne after his business collapsed,owing $8 million,but he’s continued to earn a crust at an exclusive ski resort overseas.

  • byCameron Houston andChris Vedelago
Pro-Palestine protesters arrested after tampering with traffic lights,blocking roads and docks

Pro-Palestine protesters arrested after tampering with traffic lights,blocking roads and docks

Police arrested a dozen protesters at a blockade in Port Melbourne and two others for allegedly tampering with traffic lights in Carlton.

  • byMadeleine Heffernan,Cara Waters,Marta Pascual Juanola andCameron Houston
Killer who reached over children to stab ex had fallen through the cracks,coroner hears

Killer who reached over children to stab ex had fallen through the cracks,coroner hears

James Leonard Fairhall murdered Noeline Dalzell after arriving at the family home in breach of safety orders.

  • byErin Pearson
Police redeploy officers to quell potential chaos from pro-Palestine blockades on Monday

Police redeploy officers to quell potential chaos from pro-Palestine blockades on Monday

Victoria Police is moving hundreds of officers from regional stations in a bid to avert major disruptions from protesters who have vowed to target Melbourne transport hubs on Monday.

  • byCameron Houston andAshleigh McMillan
Mick Murphy spends hours every day searching for his wife,Samantha
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Mick Murphy spends hours every day searching for his wife,Samantha

About 1000 people gathered in Ballarat on Friday evening to protest over violence against women after the deaths of three women this year – all allegedly killed by men.

  • byGillian Lantouris andWendy Tuohy