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We've got a cloudy day ahead with a high (70%) chance of showers, most likely in the late morning and afternoon. There is also the chance of a thunderstorm during this afternoon and evening - Horsham 16, Stawell 14, Warracknabeal 17, Nhill 17, and Edenhope 15.
See what's making headlines here:
Parents at a loss as holiday program ends
A WIMMERA mother believes single parents will be forced to cut back their work hours or move out of the region because of a lack of childcare options. Read more here.
Bumper year for Horsham Show
HORSHAM Show was set to exceed last year’s exceptional crowd on Sunday as good weather, showbag giveaways and a festival atmosphere brought in attendees and competitors. Read more here.
Aerodrome draft blocked
HORSHAM Rural City Council declined to adopt the final draft masterplan for the Horsham Aerodrome. The masterplan included options for extending runways and acquiring land from nearby farms with the potential for road closures. Read more here.
Melbourne man missing in Grampians
STAWELL police and emergency services mounted a search for a missing Melbourne man near Halls Gap on Sunday afternoon. Read more here.
Pemberley claims 2016 Murtoa Cup
MURTOA Cup events marketing manager Kate Kirkpatrick said the numbers were above average at Saturday’s big race day. Read more here.
Need a national news snapshot first thing - well, we have you covered.
Regional
► ILLAWARRA: A seriously ill Illawarra grandfather who sexually abused two generations of his family over a 30-year period is facing the prospect of dying behind bars. More here.
► BALLARAT: A Lydiard Street North venue will need to be completely refitted after a fire under the bar smoke-logged the building and adjacent businesses. Read on.
► NEWCASTLE: Newcastle’s city centre is set to be transformed into a “digital precinct” with free public Wi-Fi, high-speed broadband and a dedicated “innovation hub” aimed at attracting new industries and jobs to the Hunter. Read on.
► BENDIGO: State Emergency Service volunteers were searching an area on the outskirts of Bendigo for the weapon used in the alleged murder of 18-year-old Hayden Coleman earlier this month. Read on.
► PORT CAMPBELL: Eight people, including a honeymooning couple from Italy, miraculously survived a head-on collision near Port Campbell on Friday. Read on.
►LOGAN: Logan City Council will join the Gold Coast and not put any money into the 2028 Olympic Games South-East Queensland feasibility study. More here.
► WODONGA: Police have recovered three high-powered rifles stolen from a farm, including one weapon which had been shortened to the size of a pistol. More here.
National news
Retailers and toy companies are attempting to double the length of time in which they must alert the consumer watchdog to a product that may have caused a serious injury, illness or death. Read more.
It was the loud, derogatory voices in her head that propelled Antoinette Croft from the home she shared with her three young children. The voices said terrible things. Read more.
National weather radar
International news
UNITED STATES: A manhunt is under way for a gunman who the police say fatally shot five people at a mall north of Seattle on Friday night (Saturday AEST). Read more.
CHINA: It seemed an unbeatable investment: a biomedical company in a rustbelt province in China where the government was backing high-tech enterprises enthusiastically. Read more.
PHILIPPINES: He was shot four times and left lying in a pool of blood in a dark street of the sprawling Philippine capital, a victim of President Rodrigo Duterte's deadly anti-drugs crackdown. Read more.
On this day
1580 - Frances Drake completes circumnavigation of the world, sailing into Plymouth aboard the Golden Hind
1687 – Acropolis in Athens attacked by Venetian army trying to eject Turks, damaging the Parthenon
1687 - The city council of Amsterdam votes to support William of Orange's invasion of England, which became the Glorious Revolution.
1815 – Russia, Prussia & Austria sign the Holy Alliance
1983 – Soviet military officer Stanislav Petrov averts a worldwide nuclear war by judging supposed missile attack from the US an error
Facts supplied: onthisday.com
The faces of Australia: Samuel Dundas
Launceston based opera singer, Samuel Dundas, is performing in an opera world first – a silent opera.
Sydney Opera House – The Opera (The Eighth Wonder) will be performed on the steps of the opera house, with the chorus and orchestra performing inside.