‘Fight at the gate’: TCV given green light to enter farms
Transport Company Victoria workers can now legally enter farms to carry out preparatory works for the controversial VNI West powerline.
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Duck shooters score extended season, bigger bag limit
Duck shooters have applauded arrangements for this season, but there are trade-offs for more days hunting.
Harry and sunflowers inspire Royal Children’s Hospital fundraiser
Harry Van Dijk, aged five, and his family’s sunflower cattle feed have raised thousands for the Royal Children’s Hospital.
Country pubs feeling the pinch after latest excise slug
The price of beer in country pubs has gone up again with the latest excise rise kicking in this month. See the reaction.
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A look inside Victoria’s only Hare Krishna farm
Lacto-vegetarian farmers Keshava and Atulya Jenkins are part of Victoria’s only Hare Krishna movement farm.
Soil moisture deficit drives up fire risk
Low rainfall and high evaporation have driven western Victoria’s soil moisture levels to dangerously low levels, exacerbating the risk of fires.
Regional road deaths outpace city
Regional Victoria’s road toll outpaced Melbourne in 2024, with the motorcyclist tally of increasing concern for police. Here’s why.
Old wares make for amused stares
Darrel and Raelene Cook say a holiday to Western Australia has inspired them to transform their front paddock for passers-by.
‘It was the wrong decision’: CFA veteran recalls Black Summer
Veteran CFA member Tony Jarvis recalls feeling helpless as his crew was trapped in their truck during the Black Summer bushfires at Cudgewa.
Kangaroo harvest quotas set for 2025
Commercial kangaroo harvesters have seen their annual quota cut, as they hope for increased demand from export markets.
‘The silence and creepiness of it all … we felt so displaced’
Kevin Giles ran out of water and had no choice but to stand and watch his house and profitable farm burn to the ground at Sarsfield, but have slowly rebuilt.
Micro producers considering early retirement amid shrinking abattoir pool
While some small scale producers are considering stepping away from industry, others are determined to fight to the end in the wake of a shrinking pool of abattoirs.
The long road to recovery five years on from Black Summer
The road to recovery remains long and winding for many bushfire-impacted regional communities, but there are plenty of wins to be had along the way.
‘We suffered the brunt of the fire in our valley’
Matt Zagami felt lucky to be alive after returning to his Wairewa farm and finding complete devastation. Five years on, he recalls his memories of the Black Summer bushfires.
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