My stories for 10 News First Melbourne in April 2024
An initiative founded by late Hawthorn great Paul Dear and his wife Cherie has taken a significant step toward better outcomes for pancreatic cancer patients. It will fund world-leading RNA research, hoping to improve the survival rate | @PancareAus @BySamMills pic.twitter.com/pDs5L9qhAp
— 10 News First Melbourne (@10NewsFirstMelb) April 1, 2024
A simple blood test to identify whether a child will experience ongoing concussion symptoms is a step closer, with Melbourne researchers discovering a link between lower levels of a specific blood protein and delayed recovery | @BySamMills @MCRI_for_kids pic.twitter.com/qkOZ45CHGW
— 10 News First Melbourne (@10NewsFirstMelb) April 10, 2024
An abandoned mansion in Melbourne's eastern ranges has hit the market after being left to rot for more than 15 years. With plenty of interest in the local icon, there will be plenty of work for the buyer to fix it up | @BySamMills pic.twitter.com/NvzQER1ves
— 10 News First Melbourne (@10NewsFirstMelb) April 11, 2024
Builders are claiming a proposed tax by the Mornington Peninsula would further cripple the struggling industry. The three-point 3% levy would help pay for social housing but critics say it will discourage investment | @BySamMills pic.twitter.com/ZPETbYl80l
— 10 News First Melbourne (@10NewsFirstMelb) April 16, 2024
A grandfather who was bashed in a Berwick caravan park has pleaded with police to take action against his attackers. The 70-year-old had been travelling around Australia, but now says he is too scared to leave his home | @BySamMills pic.twitter.com/1gtfvlRMPj
— 10 News First Melbourne (@10NewsFirstMelb) April 17, 2024
Tech giants are being accused of harvesting the online data of children and selling it to advertisers. Health experts say the information is being weaponised to promote damaging products | @BySamMills pic.twitter.com/1iGYAdoX76
— 10 News First Melbourne (@10NewsFirstMelb) April 20, 2024
Hoon divers in Melbourne's southeast have been targeted as part of a two-day police blitz, cracking down on dangerous driving behind the wheel | @BySamMills pic.twitter.com/x5EqYt1xmI
— 10 News First Melbourne (@10NewsFirstMelb) April 21, 2024
Taxi industry leaders are calling for improved training for all drivers after an 89-year-old woman was nearly killed when her wheelchair wasn’t properly secured. pic.twitter.com/b4wRn9Ay1U
— 10 News First Melbourne (@10NewsFirstMelb) April 23, 2024
Two people killed in a plane crash in Victoria's north-east yesterday were scattering the ashes of a loved one before their flight came to a tragic end. The community of Mount Beauty is rallying around the families involved, as crash investigations continue | @BySamMills pic.twitter.com/FqR8h5e6DN
— 10 News First Melbourne (@10NewsFirstMelb) April 28, 2024
A Melbourne mother of two says she's afraid to go anywhere alone, after being attacked by a man outside Melbourne Zoo. Her mother was also attacked and remains in hospital | @BySamMills pic.twitter.com/GmCguh5Y6d
— 10 News First Melbourne (@10NewsFirstMelb) April 29, 2024