Record-breaking Melbourne Marathon Festival as 50,000 runners hit the road
By Maddy Morwood and Natasha Schapova
Melbourne's Jack Rayner won the men's marathon for the second year in a row with a time of 2 hours, 15 minutes and 2 seconds.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-12/record-breaking-numbers-for-melbourne-marathon-2025/105881966
Man goes missing after picking up supplies camping in Gippsland
By Natasha Schapova
Police are appealing to the public for help in locating a man who left to pick up supplies while camping with his wife in Gippsland.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-12/vic-missing-camper-troy-milne-sale/105882390
Chip packaging made from recycled cooking oil in Australia-first trial
By Natasha Schapova
Hundreds of litres of used cooking oil is disposed of every year as a by-product of making some of Australia's favourite snacks, like chips — but one company is trialling a method to reduce waste.
#RecyclingandWasteManagement #FoodTechnology #NatashaSchapova
City of Melbourne councillors vote for review of protest management
By Andi Yu and Natasha Schapova
City of Melbourne councillors have voted for an amendment that will see the municipality advocate to reduce disruption caused by protests to businesses, in a proposal that will now go to community consultation.
Teen involved in Melbourne shopping centre gang fight released from custody
By Natasha Schapova
An 18-year-old man involved in an armed gang fight that sent Melbourne's Northland Shopping Centre into lockdown in May will be released from custody to complete community work.
Calls for part-time study option to ease burden on medical students
By Natasha Schapova
Not a single medical school in Australia currently offers the option to go part-time, but mother and student Lisa Ross is calling for change.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-23/medical-degrees-parttime/105560474
#HigherEducation #DoctorsandMedicalProfessionals #Universities #NatashaSchapova
