D’Ambrosio strips farmers’ rights to appeal powerline placement
Energy Minister Lily D’Ambrosio has trampled landholders’ rights in a rush to build 600km of transmission lines and towers across rural properties.
Energy Minister Lily D’Ambrosio has trampled landholders’ rights in a rush to build 600km of transmission lines and towers across rural properties.
Growers say proposed government compensation is not enough to offset the impact of massive pylons and powerlines being strung across their land.
The small central Gippsland town has always punched above its weight with its iconic potato festival. That’s why a local woman stepped up to help it stay afloat.
Three men have been handed hefty fines after concealed cameras spotted them illegally collecting firewood in the Lower Goulburn National Park.
An AFL legend is set to pull on the boots in a one-off appearance near Ballarat when two sides honour a fallen mate.
Hay prices are up to $255 a tonne cheaper in comparison with recent years. Growers and contractors say there’s just ‘no demand’.
A Maribyrnong apartment complex is in lockdown after being visited by a group of infectious removalists, while a Coles supermarket has also been listed as an exposure site.
Major feedlots and a Gippsland butcher have pushed prices to 640c/kg. See the best steer and heifer prices.
The Premier has ditched the beers for pastries and encouraged Victorians to support the state’s top sweet treat spots.
Growing up on a Nhill farm during a drought, Lucy Stephan couldn’t even row on the local river. Now she’s headed to the Olympics, with her hometown behind her.
Two key agricultural production regions are faring the best when it comes to winter rainfall. See who is getting decent falls and where is in a shadow.
A judge has told two idiot brothers the world was “laughing at you for your stupidity” after they filmed themselves bulldozing the family home to ruin their sister’s inheritance.
A farmer’s beloved border collie was shot dead and dumped in a pit in South Gippsland. The dog’s heartbroken owners say he was “one-of-a-kind”.
These farmers in Victoria’s hardest hit region know all too well the pain of livestock theft and say more needs to be done. But the Victorian Government stands by its current work.
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