Fire Rescue Victoria costs soar
Households and businesses will be hit with higher levies to help fund soaring FRV costs, which have hit $1.22 billion.
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Renewables rush: ‘It’s the industrialisation of our landscape’
Mapping of wind, solar and battery developments shows rural Victoria is rapidly being industrialised. See the locations.
VFF: Where is our regional road funding?
The announcement of a ‘suburban road blitz’ has angered regional Victorians wanting their fair share of road funding.
Mallee dingoes to be radio-tracked
Northwest Victorian dingoes will be radio collared and tracked. But will farmers have access to the data to protect their sheep?
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‘Unacceptable threat’: Councillors vote against battery plant
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‘It’s like we’ve just sterilised the country we’ve been working on’
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‘Starting to make decisions about selling or closing up their business’
Governments are under fire from businesses in the Grampians and other parts of western Victoria for a lack of bushfire recovery funding.
‘Hypocrisy’ as volunteers left with hundreds of ageing CFA trucks
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‘As difficult as we have seen since 2006’
With parts of western Victoria the driest it has been in 20 years, farmers and residents have revived a plan for a pipeline to secure the region’s water future.
Fourth Avian influenza case detected at Victorian poultry farms
A fourth farm has been hit with avian influenza, all of which are in close proximity in North East Victoria. See the latest.
Man arrested amid alleged fraudulent mining documents
A Horsham man has been arrested for questioning after reports of fraudulently-prepared documents related to a mining project’s proposal.
Chicken meat industry pulls out of sharing avian influenza costs
Egg prices are set to soar with producers and consumers set to cover the full 20 per cent of the industry’s share of response costs.
Victorian government propose fee for PIC changes
Farmers will be forced to pay a fee to “periodically” update their property identification codes, under an Allan Government proposal.
Toxic smoke warning after Victorian solar farm fire
Firefighters have rushed to the scene of the latest fire at a solar farm in regional Victoria. See the details.
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