Man dies after house fire in Geelong

A person claiming to be from a church asked them to set aside about 150 tickets for its recent production of Jesus Christ Superstar, before disappearing at the last minute. Co-founder Scott Hili says it was a "kick in the teeth", with the theatre company now considering the prospect of closure. A suburban theatre company was left with more than 150 empty seats and lost $7,500 in ticket sales after being catfished by someone claiming to represent a Melbourne church. Scott Hili, co-founder of Upstage Theatre Company in Pakenham, in Melbourne's south-east, said the not-for-profit he and his husband began two years ago may have to eventually close if they can't fundraise the shortfall.

Kent, who lives in Albury, is training for the Ironman 70.3 Melbourne on November 8, which he will tackle with guide Brad Manczak.

"I couldn't physically go to the library because I was recovering," he says.

However, when it began in 1916, Travellers Aid was all about providing safe passage for women and children, during a time when many husbands had left to serve in World War I. "All the men went off to fight the war, and the women were starting to come into the big cities of Australia and do the work that the men traditionally would have done," CEO Elias Lebbos says.

Police would search rural properties, including sheds and barns, he said.

"This incident left a worker severely burned, but it could easily have ended in tragedy," Energy Safe chief executive Leanne Hughson said. "You don't have to touch a powerline for electricity to seriously injure or kill you.