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Gig workers spark warnings after riding delivery bikes in busy motorways

Delivery e-bike riders are increasingly dicing with death and slowing down traffic by traveling on high-speed motorways and inside tunnels.

Exclusive CCTV from Transurban shows multiple examples of riders in the Burnely Tunnel in Melbourne and other parts of the road network coming dangerously close to drivers.

The toll-way operator's head of road safety, Liz Waller, said the number of monthly incidents has doubled compared to the same time last year.

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"We have to close the lane, we reduce the speed, we then send our instant response out there and of course that slows everybody down," she told 9News.

"Not only is it dangerous, it's also illegal."

The behaviour comes despite the risk of significant penalties.

Davis Clayton from Gig Workers' Hub said a number of factors could be behind the rise.

"A lot of these workers are in a rush because they're only making four, five or six dollars a delivery," he said, adding the delivery platforms also need to improve their software and do a better job at integrating map systems.

"Quite often we can see delivery workers getting car directions when they're supposed to be getting bike directions."

Baby girl injured in Bondi Junction stabbing improves, moved out of ICU

The baby girl injured in a stabbing rampage that killed her mother is recovering and has been moved out of the intense care ward.

The nine-month-old was stabbed during Joel Cauchi's deadly spree through Westfield Bondi Junction Shopping Centre in Sydney's east on Saturday.

The child's mother, Ashlee Good, was one of six people murdered before Cauchi was shot dead by a police officer.

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Today Good's daughter was moved out of ICU and into a ward at the Sydney Children's Hospital.

She is in a serious but stable condition after being upgraded from critical yesterday.

Yesterday, NSW Health Minister Ryan Park said he was "delighted" by the news the little girl was recovering and said it was "a big change and a significant improvement".

Bondi Junction stabbing victims Yixuan Cheng, Pikria Darchia, Faraz Tahir, Ashlee Good, Dawn Singleton, Jade Young

Seven other patients wounded in the Saturday attack remain in care.

Initially 12 patients were taken to hospital in the aftermath of the attack.

Today Westfield resumed its vehicle retrieval process for shoppers who were forced to abandon their cars, but the centre remains closed.

Woman dead after allegedly ingesting ‘mushroom-based’ drink at health retreat

A woman has died and two people have been released from hospital after they allegedly ingested a drink at a health retreat in a regional Victorian town near Ballarat.

A 53-year-old Ringwood North woman died at 'creative wellbeing centre' Soul Barn on Fraser Street, Clunes on Saturday after she allegedly ingested a drink and fell ill at about 12am.

It is understood the woman went into cardiac arrest and an ambulance was called but the woman passed away at the scene.

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A woman has died and two other people have been taken to hospital after they allegedly ingested a drink at a health retreat in a regional Victorian town near Ballarat. A 53-year-old Ringwood North woman died at Soul Barn on Fraser Street in Clunes after on Saturday she allegedly ingested a drink and fell ill about 12am, police have said.

Two other people were taken to Grampians Health Ballarat Base Hospital for observation.

They have since been discharged.

Police are investigating what unfolded and preparing a report for the coroner.

Detectives are probing whether a mushroom-based drink was consumed, but have not ruled out other potentially toxic substances, according to reports by The Age.

Toxicologist Dr Jonathan Karro told 9News the public needed to exercise caution with mushrooms.

"Whenever there's more than one person who seems to get ill following the ingestion of any substance… meal, especially mushroom containing, one needs to consider whether there was a toxic product… including a mushroom in whatever was ingested," Karro said.

"Everyone needs to be very careful… one of the most important pieces of advice I could offer is essentially never to go foraging for mushrooms."

Soul Barn is advertised as an alternative and holistic health service.

The business has not released a statement in relation to the incident but said in a post on its Facebook page on Sunday: "My deepest apologies – Sound healing is xld today – email with refund and details have been sent to all booked x".

The business had earlier advertised that a herbalist would be there on the weekend who uses "wild foraged plants".

The town of Clunes is about 36 kilometres north of Ballarat.

Anyone who witnessed the incident or has information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential report online at www.crimestoppersvic.com.au