Madeleine Stuchbery

Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)

One Nation candidate pleads guilty in court to health code violation

By: Madeleine Stuchbery

A candidate for One Nation at the upcoming Victorian election has pleaded guilty to health code breaches in court.

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Handcrafted violins take six months to make, but bring timeless joy

By: Madeleine Stuchbery

For the past six months, musician RIchard Hall has been patiently crafting a violin from Australian hardwood.

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The art of making a violin

By: Madeleine Stuchbery

Violin maker Richard Hall is most at home in his workshop, a warm space covered in pots of glue, wood shavings, planes of all sizes, and stringed instruments in various stages of completion.

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Wilsons Prom's Sealers Cove track reopens after five years

By: Madeleine Stuchbery

The road to repair Sealer's Cove is a tale straight from the pages of Swiss Family Robinson and includes helicopters, barges, and a temporary camp and mess hall created to get the job done.

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One Nation promises to revive Victoria's native timber industry but cannot cite the cost

By: Madeleine Stuchbery, Jarrod Whittaker

Two years after sawmills fell silent in Victoria's native forests, the logging industry could be revived if there is a change in government at the November election.

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Phillip Island business operators prepare for MotoGP's final lap

By: Madeleine Stuchbery

As the countdown to the final MotoGP at Victoria's Phillip Island begins, business owners and the tourism board are calling for support to develop ideas to attract tourists.

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Supercars to return to Phillip Island, plugging hole left by MotoGP exit

By: Madeleine Stuchbery

The Victorian government has announced a five-year deal to bring the Supercars to Phillip Island, helping offset an $80 million loss caused by losing the MotoGP.

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McDonald's bid for Phillip Island restaurant knocked back by council

By: Madeleine Stuchbery

A council in Victoria's south-east has rejected an application from fast food giant McDonald's to open a restaurant on Phillip Island.

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Final MotoGP race at Phillip Island washed out

By: Jack Colantuono, Madeleine Stuchbery

The MotoGP race at Phillip Island has been cancelled due to heavy rain and poor viability.

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Weather ruins MotoGP but Phillip Island goes out on high

By: Jack Colantuono, Madeleine Stuchbery

Bike riders and island residents joined forces with a haze of adrenaline, nostalgia and bittersweet sense of loss to farewell Phillip Island's MotoGP.