A "funky" artisan-style cheese has been recalled by the food standards regulator due to potential E. Coli contamination.

Long Paddock Cheese is conducting the recall of its Driftwood Cheese in 180g and 1kg quantities, which were sold across NSW and Victoria.

"The recall is due to potential microbial (E. Coli) contamination," Food Standards Australia New Zealand said in a statement.

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"Food products contaminated with E. Coli may cause illness if consumed."

The product is described by Long Paddock as a "funky bark-belted soft cheese in the style of Vacherin Mont d'Or".

Consumers should seek medical advice if they are concerned about their health.

Products can be returned to Long Paddock for a full refund.

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‘Is this a sign?’ Teacher tosses up what to do with pole someone cemented in her driveway.

Whispered concerns about broken lifts and abandoned helipads have gained momentum.

And hundreds more are set to go over the next few weeks as as DHB changes take effect.

Two men allegedly pretended to be running a train replacement service to try to abduct a teenage girl from a train station in Melbourne's south-east.

Police have been told the girl was waiting at a bus stop near Somerville train station about 4pm on Tuesday when a van pulled up alongside her.

A man in the van allegedly told the girl he was there as a bus service replacing the train.

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The van allegedly had a Public Transport Victoria sticker on it.

The teenager refused to get in the van and the men drove away.

The actual train replacement bus arrived a short time later and the girl reported the incident to police.

Police are calling for anyone with CCTV, dashcam footage or any other information to come forward.

One of the men was described as Caucasian in appearance, balding with a heavy build and wearing a blue jacket and orange tabard.

The second was perceived to be Caucasian and had brown hair.

The girl's school warned parents about the incident yesterday.

Victoria Police Senior Constable Scott Walters told 3AW the incident "is alarming".

"We are looking into it and we are treating it very seriously," he said.

"We've had the replacement buses running down here for some time.

"To think someone is maybe taking advantage of that is quite concerning."

Anyone that can assist investigators with their enquiries is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential report online at www.crimestoppersvic.com.au

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A man accused of murdering teenager Shyanne-Lee Tatnell, who went missing in northern Tasmania almost three months ago, has briefly appeared in court.

Human remains believed to belong to the 14-year-old were discovered on Wednesday on a bush track near Nabowla in the state's northeast during a large-scale search.

Christopher Mark Jordan, 36, from the nearby town of Scottsdale, was charged on Thursday afternoon.

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He briefly appeared in Launceston Magistrates Court on Friday and didn't enter a plea to one count of murder.

Shyanne-Lee was last seen walking near the North Esk River in Launceston on the night of April 30 and was believed to be on her way to visit a friend.

Subsequent searches of the river failed to uncover any trace of the teenager.

Tasmania Police on Wednesday launched one of the biggest searches in the state's history in bushland near Nabowla, about 50km north-east of Launceston.

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A crime scene was set up where the remains were found, as well as at a property in Scottsdale.

Investigators have said it could take one week for forensic testing to confirm the identity of the remains.

Tasmania Police northern district commander Kate Chambers said police had been in regular contact with Shyanne-Lee's family and her thoughts were with them and the community.

Jordan has been remanded in custody and is expected to appear in court on August 16 via video link.

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A long pole that mysteriously appeared in a teacher's driveway is gripping a New Zealand community, who desperately want to know who left it there.

Tauranga teacher Sophie Hucker arrived home this week to find someone had left a pole in her driveway, which she was shocked to find had been permanently cemented in.

"I was pulling in my driveway and saw this pole just in front of the garage. I thought, oh someone got it delivered here by mistake. But when I hopped out of my car to move it out of the way, it had been cemented in. I couldn't move it."

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Hucker initially thought it was meant for a car port, but had been delivered to the wrong house. However, the neighbours told her they had not ordered any poles either.

"They were as surprised as me. They thought I was building something. Or maybe it was a basketball pole. I don't know what else you would do with it."

Thinking the installer of the strange pole would return, Hucker stuck a note on it when she went to work the next day.

"I didn't want to return home to more poles, so I left a handwritten note on it asking whoever it was to call me."

The culprit did not return. Inquiries to Tauranga Council have not produced any leads.

"They said it wasn't anything to do with them. Everyone is very confused."

After she asked a community board if anyone had misplaced the pole, hundreds of locals have become invested, clamouring for updates on who is behind the mystery.

There were suggestions it could be a cell tower, or used for pole dancing.

"It crossed my mind, but it's rectangular, so I'm thinking [it's] not the comfiest," Hucker said.

Others suggested calling the "pole-ice".

Her class is "buzzing" with ideas over what the pole could be for, and Hucker is certain it is not a prank.

"I would be flattered if anyone would go to that extent to prank me. It's definitely not one of my kids. Who would dig a hole and cement it in? A lot of work has gone into it."

With still no idea of how it got there, locals have stepped in with offers of help to remove it, so she can park her car.

"It will be a mission as they will have to get it out, grind it down apparently, and then there will be a hole that will need to be filled."

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This article originally appeared on Stuff and is republished here with permission.

A toilet block in regional Victoria has been nominated for a heritage listing.

The Warracknabeal and District Ladies Restrooms isn't just any toilet block – it's got a visitor book, a lounge area, toys for children and even a small kitchenette.

It was built in Warracknabeal, about 330km north-west of Melbourne, in 1928 when women weren't welcome in pubs and had nowhere to go to the bathroom when they visited the town.

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Similar restrooms existed in other towns across regional Australia in the early 1900s to give rural a place to go to the toilet and care for babies and young children.

Yarriambiack Mayor Kylie Zanker got emotional when talking about the facility on 3AW, saying the love and care that had gone into the building was "phenomenal".

"It's just the most amazing toilet block," she said.

"It's more than a toilet block, it just has so many memories, so many emotions.

"It's seriously like stepping into your grandma's loungeroom".

Zanker said the restrooms had been a "social meeting place" for almost 100 years and were still regularly used.

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The restrooms are managed by a committee.

They are permitted to be used by any women and boys up to the age of six.

Heritage Victoria executive director Steven Avery has recommended the restrooms be included in the Victorian Heritage Register.

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The fires are burning out of control on multiple islands.

Police in Florida have released reconstructed photos of an unidentified woman whose remains were found in suitcases along the Intracoastal Waterway in Delray Beach earlier this month.

In total, detectives found three suitcases along Delray Beach, 14km north of Boca Raton, filled with human remains – one floating in the water and a short time later, two more at nearby locations along the beach.

Delray Beach police were called to the scene on July 21 after someone reported "seeing something strange in the intracoastal waterway," they said in an online statement.

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Authorities believe the victim was murdered sometime between July 17 and July 20.

While details are limited, police say the victim is a White or Hispanic middle-aged woman with brown hair, approximately 5'4" tall, who may possibly have had tattooed eyebrows and was wearing a floral tank top by the Brazillian brand "Betzabe" with a black undershirt and black mid-thigh shorts.

Police released an artist rendering of what the victim may have looked like, along with images of two of the "unique" suitcases her remains were found in – a purple Palm Springs Ricardo Beverly Hills bag and a green and black polka dot Charlie Sport bag.

Authorities are asking the public to look at the renderings and for residents who live along the Intercoastal Waterway to check their home video surveillance cameras to see if they captured anything.

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