Erin Somerville
Wodonga, VIC
Erin Somerville is a journalist based in the Wodonga office of ABC Goulburn Murray. Erin joined the ABC in 2015 and has experience is print and electronic media and is passionate about sharing stories from regional Australia.
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Regional students are returning to school, but getting there is becoming a problem
Families in Victoria's regional growth corridors are increasingly competing for school bus seats with no public transport options to fall back on, with some clocking-up 500 kilometres of car travel each week.
Woman charged over burning, maiming man with corrosive fluids in southern NSW
A 22-year-old woman has been charged with an attack that has left 23-year-old Jake Loader in an induced coma with life-threatening injuries.
As more women like Tahlia train for jobs traditionally done by men, workplaces are changing for the better
Tahlia Quinlivan is vastly outnumbered by men in her workplace, but that only spurs her drive to succeed. She says women in her field are smashing down barriers, creating more diverse and compassionate workplaces.
Dylan thought it was 'just another mosquito bite'. He went on to spend four months on life support
Dylan Meyer didn't think he'd be alive for Christmas after a mosquito bite left him on life support. He now wants others to heed his warning.
Man jailed for killing 73-year-old with bottle of sports drink
The Supreme Court of Victoria heard that the attack began after the victim said hello to Troy Maskell's daughter in a service station, sparking a savage flurry of violence from which the older man never recovered.
Insurance battle keeps refugee family out of home one year after floods
The NSW family is staving off homelessness as they battle a complex insurance system, highlighting the red tape barriers vulnerable families can face during disaster recovery.
Tennis elbow treatment trial successes offer hope for sufferers wary of surgery
With surgery only offering 50 to 80 per cent chance of success, much improved data is now in on an Australian-made treatment using patients' own cells, giving hope to people with complex tennis elbow cases.
'Bureaucratic gobbledygook' hampering Victorian pothole-damage compensation claims, MP says
A Victorian pensioner is one of hundreds of claimants rejected for compensation claims to pothole-damaged vehicles.
Meat-loving Australia has no appetite for vegetarian diet to help planet, study finds
La Trobe University research shows Australians would prefer to embrace many other green options to help the environment before giving up meat and becoming vegetarians.
MP calls for health service to 'stump up' and explain why greenfield Albury Wodonga hospital was 'shafted'
Victorian MP Bill Tilley has slammed Albury hospital's redevelopment as being "preordained" after securing documents showing strong preference for a greenfield development.
Popular river jumping board set to be removed after 50 people rescued in one year
Life Saving Victoria recommends Bright's popular river pool jumping board be removed after the high number of lifeguard rescues last summer.
Inquest into death at Nolan House highlights system under strain
An inquest into the death of prominent Albury man Roger Schnelle at a local mental health unit uncovered an unfit facility struggling with service and culture issues.
Unborn baby and five-year-old girl confirmed as victims of fatal crash near Shepparton
A five-year-old girl and an unborn baby have been killed in a multi-vehicle collision in northern Victoria, police have confirmed. Four adults were injured.
Master plan unveiled for $558m Albury Wodonga Regional hospital
A multi-million-dollar master plan to develop a major hospital on the border has been revealed, but critics say it fails to provide sufficient detail.
Fugitive Stanley Turvey shot dead by police in northern Victoria after three-day manhunt
The search for fugitive gunman Stanley Turvey is over after police shot him dead at Ardmona, near the northern Victorian city of Shepparton.
Police searching for gunman wanted on kidnap charges near Yarrawonga
A man who fired a gun when police attempted to arrest him in northern Victoria yesterday is now believed to be travelling in a stolen ute after an armed robbery in Yarrawonga this morning.
Surgeon rebuilds cyclist's eye after swooping magpie causes severe damage
A cyclist who temporarily lost his sight after a magpie attack in northern Victoria is urging others to better protect themselves.
Deaths of two teens in car crash involving twin brothers rocks southern NSW
Corowa residents have paid tribute to two teenagers killed when twin brothers crashed in separate cars on a residential street.
Pine trees create a $10K clean-up bill every year for this tennis centre. But they also feed an endangered cockatoo
Wodonga's tennis players could secure the match point this month in their fight to have a nearby row of pine trees home to messy cockatoos removed. But not all residents are cheering.
Two roadtripping couples killed in Hume Freeway crash had just stopped for a coffee and a rest
A truck collision has claimed the lives of two NSW couples aged in their 70s, continuing a horror year for road crashes in Victoria's north.
Police investigate after four killed in truck, car collision in north-east Victoria
Police say a B-double truck travelling north on the Hume collided with a car that was turning onto the freeway, killing all four people inside. The truck driver, 30, was taken to hospital with non life-threatening injuries.
Clients turned away, or face lengthy waitlists, for opioid dependence treatment placement
Regional Victorians battling opioid addiction have to wait more than a year to seek potentially life-saving help as local programs struggle to keep up with huge demand.
After a lifetime of pain, Christopher's last hope for justice has been dashed
Christopher Moran says he fell prey to a notorious paedophile priest when he was a boy. Now an increasingly common legal tactic has robbed the 57-year-old, who has terminal cancer, of his wish to have his day in court.
Fears joyriders churning up closed roads could hamper bushfire control in Vic parks
Four-wheel drivers and dirt bikers are turning roads closed for winter into unusable messes, creating huge damage bills and putting themselves and others at risk.
Albury resident 'crying out' for justice 19 years after surviving horrific massacre in east Africa
Gedeon Shikiro nursed his massacred community members as they died in his arms at a United Nations refugee camp in Burundi. Nearly 20 years later, he is still fighting for justice.