Division of Indi

I normally surf and dive, so I told everyone to stay out of the water.

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This whale here that's come ashore, an animal that's very important to us through a

spiritual lens.

Federal MP Helen Haynes is still in a critical condition.

The member for Indi lost both legs after an alleged car attack outside her electoral office in Wangaratta in Victoria on Monday.

Her husband Phil spoke emotionally about her recovery ahead and thanked supporters for their overwhelming gestures of flowers and well wishes.

Bridget Fitzgerald prepared this report.

coming together for a beloved local member.

At a vigil in Wodonga in north-east Victoria last night, the community stood firm in solidarity with Helen Haynes.

Her predecessor, former independent member for Indi, Cathy McGowan, addressed the crowd.

And we now know that Helen's heart and head are good.

Federal MP Helen Haynes is still in a critical condition.

The member for Indi lost both legs after an alleged car attack outside her electoral office in Wangaratta in Victoria on Monday.

Her husband Phil spoke emotionally about her recovery ahead and thanked supporters for their overwhelming gestures of flowers and well wishes.

Bridget Fitzgerald prepared this report.

coming together for a beloved local member.

At a vigil in Wodonga in north-east Victoria last night, the community stood firm in solidarity with Helen Haynes.

Her predecessor, former independent member for Indi, Cathy McGowan, addressed the crowd.

And we now know that Helen's heart and head are good.

That's Helen Haynes' husband, Phil, giving a heartbreaking update on his wife's condition this afternoon, confirming Helen Haynes has now had both legs amputated.

We'll take you into her electorate of Indi and speak to the woman who preceded her as a local member, Cathy McGowan.

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He appeared in Wangaratta Local Court this morning.

100 metres around the corner from that courtroom is Helen Haynes' electoral office, which is now overflowing with flowers and handwritten tributes.

Cathy McGowan is the former member for Indi.

She remains a cherished local and is the original country independent.

Today we'll take some time to talk about Dr Helen Haynes.

the independent member for the federal seat of Indi, who, of course, as we all know, is in a critical condition after an horrific attack outside her electorate office in Wangaratta.

Our focus today will be on the work she's done through the Voices for Indi movement, which really boosted the momentum in independents winning federal seats.

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Music On Country Today, let's take some time to talk about Dr Helen Haynes, the independent member for the federal seat of Indi, who we all know is in a critical condition after an attack outside her electorate office in Wangaratta yesterday.

A couple of nights ago, it was confirmed by her husband today.

And he spoke beautifully on her behalf, the family's behalf, and I think everyone who is sending nothing but strength and love to the member for Indi.

Helen's left leg was amputated on Monday.

We had been hoping that her right leg would be saved.

We've restored integrity to Grant's administration.

Garbage.

Now, when all of this was first made public, was on the 7.30 program on the ABC, and a clear example of, well, why would you fund one over the other, was the Rutherglen Golf Club, which is in the electorate of Indi in far northern Victoria.

This is a joint that apparently has an awful lot of asbestos, and as soon as you start changing one wall, it's going to expose a whole bunch of problems.

It was held in the heart of Wodonga, about a 45-minute drive from here, where the heartbroken community came together.

Former independent MP Cathy McGowan, who held the seat of Indi before Helen Haynes, gave an emotional speech, as you just heard.

She said that this attack was an attack on democracy and also said that women fear that they can no longer enter public life without facing justice.

some kind of violence.

And this is somewhat of an emergency episode because of the events of what happened in Wangaratta on Monday afternoon.

And at about 3.35 on Monday, Helen Haynes, who's the independent federal member for the seat of Indi, was hit by a vehicle outside of her election office in Wangaratta, has been flown to the Alfred in Melbourne, where she remains in a critical condition.

And before we go any further, I want to be clear about what we don't know.

Police haven't said why this has happened and we're certainly not going to speculate about that on tonight's episode.