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The Latest Breaking News from Wayne Phillips

‘The worst way of dying’: scientists urge coordinated effort to stop whales getting tangled

Experts recorded 45 entanglements off Australia’s east coast in 2024 – but believe that’s ‘the tip of the iceberg’

The Guardian - AU

Shared space experiment ending as first responders trickle out of Gungahlin

As Gungahlin grew, there was no plan to grow emergency premises.

The Canberra Times

Contamination risk 'low' at Gungahlin emergency services centre

Diesel particulates and lead dust presented a low risk.

The Canberra Times

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Prosecute those found responsible for contamination: firies' union

The Gungahlin emergency services centre is shut after lead, diesel found.

The Canberra Times

New ESA boss vows to cut red tape on health checks for firies

Wayne Phillips was a frontline firefighter for 32 years

The Canberra Times

New acting commissioner to lead ESA into fire, storm season

A permanent appointment will be made next year.

The Canberra Times

Dad stabbed to death at pub birthday party because he was dating killer's ex

Timothy Simon has been found guilty of murder after killing Wayne Phillips at a birthday party at a pub, he didn't like Wayne Phillips as he was going out with his ex

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Man who ‘committed senseless’ murder at Ealing pub convicted

A man has been convicted of murder after a fatal stabbing in Ealing.

Evening Standard

Watch: Whale rescued from shark net in Australia

A whale has been rescued after it got entangled in shark nets off Australia's Gold Coast.Wayne Phillips, head of marine sciences at Sea World, said the seven-metre (23-foot) whale was calm while being rescued in waters off Currumbin Beach, but it appeared quite sick.Mr Phillips said this was the fifth…

Evening Standard

Gold Coast beachgoers flag down rescue crews to help whale caught in shark net in Currumbin

A surfer has jumped into action to help alert authorities after another whale was caught in shark nets — the fifth this season. But the Queensland government says it has no plans to remove the nets.

ABC News

Beachgoers race to save young false killer whale stranded at Casuarina on the Tweed coast

Beachgoers race to save a young false killer whale stranded on a northern NSW beach, as experts issue advice on how to help.

ABC News

The kindest cut: the Australians fighting to save humpback whales tangled in fishing nets

The humpback population has recovered miraculously from near extinction, but increasing numbers – and climate change – mean more tragic encounters with the snares left by humans

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