Lexie McMurrick,99,recalls her war years,mailing cheer to the troops

Lexie McMurrick,99,recalls her war years,mailing cheer to the troops

She will spend Anzac Day remembering her World War II years,when she packed comfort parcels and directed mail to Australian troops serving overseas.

  • byTony Wright

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Beach life on a budget:Six Victorian beach houses for sale for under $600,000

Beach life on a budget:Six Victorian beach houses for sale for under $600,000

Looking for a beach house for under $600,000? Bargain hunters can find a fixer-upper,first home or sea-change pad for less.

  • byMelissa Heagney-Bayliss
From the Archives,1982:A weary paddler nears the end of an epic journey

From the Archives,1982:A weary paddler nears the end of an epic journey

Forty years ago,in a voyage covering more than 15,000 kilometres of some of the world’s most isolated and treacherous waters,Paul Caffyn circumnavigated Australia in a kayak. Just days from completing his epic journey,Caffyn spoke with The Age’s Carol Sides.

  • byCarol Sides
Leanne Gray has worked for 35 years. Now she can’t find a rental and lives in an unheated ‘tin can’

Leanne Gray has worked for 35 years. Now she can’t find a rental and lives in an unheated ‘tin can’

Regional Victorian workers are sleeping in tents,cars or caravans,after a two-year tree-change exodus from Melbourne pushed competition for rental properties to crisis levels.

  • byMelissa Heagney
Community in shock after shooting leaves three men dead near Warrnambool

Community in shock after shooting leaves three men dead near Warrnambool

Residents of Kirkstall are in shock following the shooting deaths of three men who police said were known to each other.

  • byAshleigh McMillan andJackson Graham
Police urge appeal over sentence for man who attacked officers with baseball bat,Taser

Police urge appeal over sentence for man who attacked officers with baseball bat,Taser

Chief Commissioner Shane Patton said he was “disappointed” with the outcome and would be urging the prosecution to appeal the three-year jail term.

  • byAdam Cooper andCarla Jaeger
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‘Bit of an underdog’:Master Poet flying under Grand Annual radar,says McDonald

‘Bit of an underdog’:Master Poet flying under Grand Annual radar,says McDonald

Jumps racing will take centre stage at Warrnambool again this week,and Ballarat trainer Amy McDonald says she can’t help but feel the anticipation.

  • byDamien Ractliffe
Paedophile priest Gerald Ridsdale faces court on fresh charges

Paedophile priest Gerald Ridsdale faces court on fresh charges

The 87-year-old former priest is eligible for parole in 2025 but now faces a fresh set of historic sex abuse charges.

  • byAdam Cooper
Three police charged after man’s neck broken during 2017 arrest

Three police charged after man’s neck broken during 2017 arrest

The officers have been charged with negligently causing serious injury over an arrest in which a man was left paralysed from the neck down.

  • bySimone Fox Koob andNick McKenzie
Victoria told to brace for'damaging'wind,rain and hail as Warrnambool starts clean-up

Victoria told to brace for'damaging'wind,rain and hail as Warrnambool starts clean-up

Severe thunderstorms are likely for much of eastern Victoria on Sunday,including in places like Wodonga,Shepparton and Warragul.

  • byAshleigh McMillan
Do Not Visit Victoria campaign a social media hit - now for the merch

Do Not Visit Victoria campaign a social media hit - now for the merch

An expletive-ridden private ad campaign is urging people to"stay the f-ck away"from 10 top Victorian tourist destinations during the COVID-19 lockdown.

  • byCarolyn Webb