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Woman Dies After Stabbing at Bondi Beach Home

Woman Dies After Stabbing at Bondi Beach Home

Sydney New South Wales · Crime News · 19 Sep 2026

Emergency services were called to a home on Chambers Avenue in Bondi Beach at about 5:15pm on Saturday, 19 September 2026, following reports of a stabbing. NSW Police and parame...

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Police Launch Strike Force After Crime Surge in Wagga Wagga

Police Launch Strike Force After Crime Surge in Wagga Wagga

Wagga Wagga New South Wales · Breaking News · 16 Sep 2026

Riverina Police have established a dedicated investigation, Strike Force Arctis, following a reported increase in serious property and violent offences across Wagga Wagga. The o...

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Bendigo Foodshare Seeks Volunteers for Spring Book Fair

Bendigo Foodshare Seeks Volunteers for Spring Book Fair

Bendigo Victoria · Community News · 18 Sep 2026

Bendigo Foodshare is seeking additional volunteers ahead of its annual Spring Book Fair, with multiple shifts still available during the AFL Grand Final long weekend. The local...

Kerry Peck Inducted Into Bathurst Business Hall of Fame

Kerry Peck Inducted Into Bathurst Business Hall of Fame

Bathurst New South Wales · Community News · 17 Sep 2026

Kerry “Pecky” Peck, a long-standing Bathurst radio personality, has been inducted into the Bathurst Business Hall of Fame in recognition of his extensive contribution to the loc...

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Man Extradited to Darwin Over Alleged Historical Assaults

Man Extradited to Darwin Over Alleged Historical Assaults

Darwin Northern Territory · Crime News · 19 Sep 2026

A 36-year-old man has been extradited from Western Australia to Darwin in connection with an alleged assault at the Darwin Waterfront in March 2023, Northern Territory Police sa...

Police Officer Charged Over Alleged Off-Duty Offences

Police Officer Charged Over Alleged Off-Duty Offences

Darwin Northern Territory · Crime News · 19 Sep 2026

A 42-year-old Northern Territory Police officer has been charged over several alleged offences following separate incidents, according to an NT Police update published on 19 Sep...

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