Bright
Hate the beach? These river towns have shade
Coastal towns often draw the attention of city slickers looking for a change of pace. But river towns may be a more affordable, yet just as idyllic option.
- Dan F Stapleton
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Victorian tree-change towns where house prices jumped most in five years
Melburnians seeking a better lifestyle and relatively affordable housing have pushed prices higher, in some cases by as much as 76 per cent.
- Caroline Zielinski
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- Porepunkah shooting
The single reported gunshot that might lead police to Dezi Freeman
Reports a single shot was heard 20 minutes after two officers were killed on a Porepunkah property have led Victoria Police to undertake high-tech firearms acoustic testing in the latest effort to locate Dezi Freeman in dense bush.
- Grant McArthur
Stalled manhunt: Police admit public key to finding fugitive as new taskforce formed
Police say finding alleged police killer Dezi Freeman will now rely on a public tip-off after he vanished into bushland in late August.
- Angus Delaney
‘I hope he’s at peace now’: Unseen footage of Dezi Freeman emerges as brother believes him dead
Dezi Freeman’s brother said he believed the Porepunkah fugitive was dead in dense bush at Mount Buffalo, as the High Country search enters a seventh week.
- Angus Delaney
‘Safe to visit’: Businesses hit by hunt for alleged police killer urge tourists to return
Businesses hard hit by the ongoing search for Dezi Freeman have welcomed a $2.5 million rescue package for the region.
- Cara Waters
‘Dezi just loved the bush’: Former friend says fugitive knows how to navigate alpine terrain
Heavily armed police and sniffer dogs visit the property of Ray Kompe, a former friend of Dezi Freeman, as the hunt for the alleged police killer continues.
- Cara Waters and Angus Delaney
Dezi Freeman still alive and being helped by supporters, police say
Police have made an extraordinary plea for anyone hiding or helping the fugitive to come forward. It’s also emerged that investigators ruled out declaring the shooting a terror incident.
- Melissa Cunningham, Cameron Houston and Carla Jaeger
Dezi Freeman attended Mass days before two police were slain. On Sunday, the church stayed locked
On day six of the hunt for the alleged Porepunkah gunman, local Catholics revealed the fugitive was a worshipper at their church in Bright.
- Carolyn Webb