Four people have died and four children are in hospital after a minivan crashed on a rural road near the Victoria-NSW border.

Usman Khawaja's Test career is up in the air after he was overlooked for the third Ashes Test.

Another victim of the massacre has now been identified - an elderly woman with close ties to the Jewish community.

Among the first responders who ran in to help the wounded, a volunteer Jewish emergency service responded to crisis calls, as their friends and family became targets.

Alexandra Senter is the chief executive of The Big Smoke Media Group, which manages media platforms and digital agencies. She is a regular commentator on television and radio.