Parkville youth mental health service under scrutiny

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1. FIFO boss leads Victoria’s flagship youth mental health service amid reports of patient deaths and violence

   Staff at the Parkville Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Service have warned of deteriorating patient care and frustration that their CEO is running the troubled service from Queensland, amid reports of patient deaths and violence.

   theage.com.au

2. Victorian Liberals promise weekly red bin garbage collections for all, calling fortnightly system ‘disgusting’

   The Victorian Liberals have promised weekly red bin garbage collections for all households if they win November's state election, with leader Jess Wilson vowing households will not pay more under the change.

   theguardian.com

3. Hearing into fatal Ballarat mine rockfall delayed due to understaffed court

   The hearing into the fatal Ballarat mine rockfall has been delayed due to an understaffed court, which has been asked to pay costs to witnesses over the delay.

   thecourier.com.au

4. Ballarat court jails driver after 90-minute high-speed police chase

   A Ballarat court has jailed a driver after a 90-minute high-speed police chase, with the magistrate telling him he cannot behave that way and endanger the lives of others.

   thecourier.com.au

5. Emails between Cats, AFL at the centre of club’s Kolodjashnij defence

   Emails between Geelong and the AFL are at the centre of the club's Kolodjashnij defence, as AFL club doctors push for players to be able to make voluntary acknowledgements of the risks of taking the field when their future is clouded by repeated head injuries.

   theage.com.au

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