Two weeks on from Erin Patterson being found guilty of the mushroom murders, the sole survivor of the deadly meal has made his first public comments in the aftermath of the tragedy.

Pastor Ian Wilkinson spoke directly to his congregation at Korumburra in Victoria on Sunday with a message of hope.

A Supreme Court jury last month found Patterson guilty of murdering in-laws Don and Gail Patterson, both 70, and Gail's sister Heather Wilkinson, 66, and also of attempting to murder the pastor.

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Heading in to Korumburra Baptist Church, Wilkinson was met with a round of applause.

"My name is Ian. I used to lead services here a lot, and I'm pleased to be back with you again," he told his congregation.

It was Wilkinson's first time returning to his role as church leader since Patterson was found guilty.

Members of the congregation today led special prayers for the families torn apart when Patterson poisoned her lunch guests with death cap mushrooms.

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Wilkinson attended every day of the trial including giving evidence about the deadly lunch that horrified the world.

The pastor today chose the theme of hope, reading Psalm 23:4.

"Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil," he said.

Wilkinson's involvement in the mushroom murder saga is not over.

He will be invited to make a victim impact statement at Patterson's pre-sentence hearing, which is expected to be held in the coming months.

There he may detail how he managed his miraculous recovery after ingesting death cap mushrooms.

More difficult perhaps will be having to talk about who he's lost, the woman who used to be by his side for Sunday church.

Two people are feared dead following a light plane crash in Queensland's Darling Downs.

The twin turboprop Reims-Cessna F406 aircraft came down near Oakey, north-west of Toowoomba, at 3pm today.

It was heading to Brisbane from Warwick.

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It circled before crashing and is understood to have dropped from 3000 feet to 1200 feet in seconds.

Two men, the pilot and co-pilot, are both feared dead.

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau said it had started an investigation.

The Supreme Court is being asked if it was fair to sentence him as an adult.

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An Adelaide father has allegedly been mowed down in his own street by a man he knew.

Witnesses say the victim was hit by the car at speed and then thrown into the air.

Video shows the man walking down the usually quiet street in Andrew's Farm, in the city's north.

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A dashcam captured the young father being flung into the air and a neighbour rushing in to help moments later.

"I just ran over and he had a cut on his head. I just used my jumper to stop the bleeding," Gordon McLean said.

Witnesses claim the crash on Senna Avenue followed a verbal altercation about 8.45pm yesterday.

The 29 year-old victim was rushed to the Royal Adelaide hospital.

Police said he escaped with only minor injuries to his head and shoulder.

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The driver of the Holden Sedan was held at the scene until police arrived.

He was charged with acts to endanger life and was given police bail.

The driver still has his licence but will face court next month.

A bungled vehicle theft led to a possible life sentence after police searched his home.

One house has been destroyed and the neighbouring homes damaged by a fire in Sydney's south-west.

In what is becoming an increasingly common occurrence, the blaze is thought to have started with an e-bike battery.

The fire started in Canley Heights about 6pm yesterday.

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The flames quickly spread from the house to both neighbouring properties.

"In effect we had three house fires going at once," Fire and Rescue NSW Inspector Greg Easy said.

Today the family was salvaging what they could.

Neighbour Eddie Lee wasn't home but was alerted by friends.

The side of his house and awning was damaged.

"I don't even realise that much damage, because I asked police told me, and then they say only my backyard or fence or something, until this morning I coming out and I saw all this," he said.

It took nine trucks and 36 firefighters 45 minutes to extinguish the fires – thought to be fuelled by a now all-too-common source.

"Initial reports indicate that the cause of the fire may have been charging e-bike batteries in the rear of the yard," Easy said.

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It's thought the exploding e-bike batteries quickly ignited a large number of items in the backyard.

None of the occupants were injured.

The prevalence of those sorts of fires is now on the rise.

Between January and April there were 100 blazes linked to lithium-ion batteries in NSW.

Fire investigators say they're now seeing an average of four to five every week.

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To stay safe, authorities recommend only buying products with batteries and chargers from reliable manufacturers.

Users should only use the correct charger for the device and avoid tampering with the battery or charger or using batteries that are damaged.

Don't charge devices while sleeping or away from home and disconnect them when fully charged to avoid overheating.

Two cars collided with a herd on Friday night, leaving over a dozen cows dead or injured.

Divers searched beneath the waves for missing passengers and crew after a sightseeing ship capsized in a squall in Halong Bay, a popular tourist destination in Vietnam, on Saturday.

At least 38 bodies have been recovered and another 11 people have been rescued. Five others remain missing.

The Wonder Sea boat was carrying 48 passengers and five crew members – all of them Vietnamese – on a tour of Ha Long Bay, a popular destination, according to the reports.

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As of early Sunday morning local time, search and rescue efforts remained under way for those who are still missing, according to state media outlet Vietnamnet.

Local media reports that most of the passengers were tourists, from Hanoi, including about 20 children.

No Australians were on board the vessel, 9news.com.au understands.

In an interview with Vietnamnet, a 64-year-old diver at the scene said that much of the ship's passenger area had been searched. The cockpit and engine room, however, are stuck in mud, making them harder to reach.

"As of now, I am certain there are no more bodies in the passenger cabin," said diver Đinh Khắc Giông. "I only worry that some bodies may have drifted outside."

VN Express reported that the ship, called the Wonder Sea, was caught in a storm around 1.30 pm local time, which caused it to capsize.

It then lost GPS signal, according to the outlet, which cited the Quang Ninh Provincial People's Committee.

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The navy, border guards, police and port authorities – along with 27 boats and two rescue craft – were mobilised to the scene, VN Express reported, adding that heavy rain and limited visibility due to nightfall were making rescue operations difficult.

Most of the passengers were from the Vietnamese capital Hanoi and traveling as families, according to VN Express, which reported the eldest passenger as 53 years old and the youngest as just three.

Over 20 children were on board, VN Express said. Citing the director of a local hospital, the outlet reported that a 10-year-old boy is in stable condition after suffering multiple injuries.

It also reported a 14-year-old boy survived after being trapped inside the ship's sunken cabin for four hours, citing eyewitness and deputy head of the Ha Long Cruise Ship Association, Bui Cong Hoan.

State broadcaster VTV interviewed a survivor, Dang Thuy Linh, recovering at the provincial hospital.

"I have lost contact with my son, my husband and my friend's whole family," Dang told VTV, according to a translation published by Reuters.

"What I am asking now is for everyone to speed up the rescue mission, to save all of them," Dang added.

"Please don't let anyone behind on that boat. There is so little air left, there is a small chance of surviving."

The capsize reportedly happened near the Dau Go Cave – one of the largest in the bay.

Halong Bay is a popular tourist hotspot and a UNESCO world heritage site comprising of about 1,600 limestone islands and islets.

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