Riverina local news briefing: Friday, November 13, 2026 - ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Here's what's making news in the Riverina region today.

An 18-year-old man and a 17-year-old girl have been fined after their dogs attacked sheep on a property at Maxwell in the Riverina last week.

A vet was called to treat serious injuries to four sheep and the dogs involved in the attack.

The dogs were seized and taken to the pound.

Police fined the man nearly $3,000 over the attack and for failing to register a companion animal.

A Griffith woman accused of manslaughter over the death of a toddler three years ago has been refused bail.

The woman was charged after a two-year-old boy died from significant head injuries in December 2023.

The Crown alleged the toddler would have survived if taken to hospital earlier.

The woman in her 20s, who cannot be named for legal reasons, had pleaded not guilty.

In a Supreme Court bail hearing yesterday, the court heard she had been in custody since May, after breaching bail conditions multiple times.

She was refused bail and will remain in custody until her trial, set down for March 2027.

New South Wales Corrective Services has denied claims staff shortages at Junee Correctional Centre left inmates stuck in their cells for more than a week.

Kevin Vought told the ABC his son, who is an inmate at Junee, raised concerns about prisoners being kept in their cells for up to 11 days in recent weeks due to staff shortages.

The latest annual report from the state's Inspector of Custodial Services, released earlier this month, revealed a 60 per cent increase in inmate complaints compared to last financial year.

A spokesperson for corrective services said staff shortages at Junee had been short term.

They said reduced time out of cells was only used as a last-resort measure, to ensure inmate safety.