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Royal Flying Doctor once more providing medical services to Innamincka

John Flynn established a medical facility in Innamincka and now, 68 years later, the RFDS is continuing on-the-ground medical services.




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Eggs recalled, Victorian farm quarantined over possible salmonella contamination

Hundreds of thousands of eggs are removed from the shelves of supermarkets across four states following an outbreak of salmonella cases linked to an exotic strain of the bacteria.




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Holden auction one for the ages as home state collector's 1,300 lots go under the hammer

A surprise collection of 1,300 lots of Holden and other memorabilia, including 120 cars, secreted away by a South Australian panelbeater has gone under the hammer.




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This federal election, Victoria will be critical for a change

Usually, federal elections are decided outside Victoria. This one could be different, with Bill Shorten hoping to pick up a number of seats in his home state that were once considered Liberal bastions.




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'Ad hoc' housing for violent perpetrators increases family violence risk, expert says

An expert policy advisor says until governments properly fund crisis accommodation for family violence perpetrators the risk to victims will only escalate.




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The $1 bargain that's now a multi-million dollar heritage tram restoration centre

A regional Victorian city that nearly lost its tram network in the 1970s is set to become a national hub for historic tram restoration.




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Video of the alleged mistreatment of hens on Victorian poultry farm

Victorian agriculture authorities are investigating allegations of cruelty at the Bridgewater Poultry Farm, after footage released by Animal Liberation appeared to show workers mistreating chickens they were culling.



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Animal cruelty investigation launched over video showing treatment of chickens at Victorian poultry farm

Footage from a Victorian poultry farm, released by animal activists, appears to show workers stretching the necks of chickens and throwing them onto a concrete floor.




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Victorian gold rush revival digs in as surging price, investment in deeper mines sees production double

With production doubling in the past five years thanks to new extraction technology and investment, Victorian mines are digging deeper where most of its gold actually is.






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Bendigo woman Kerry Robertson becomes first Victorian to use Voluntary Assisted Dying Act

The daughters of Kerry Robertson, 61, the first Victorian to use the state's Voluntary Assisted Dying Act, say their mother's death was "beautiful and peaceful".




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The cold snap brought a winter wonderland to southern Victoria

Snow was recorded in Ballarat, Kyneton and the Dandenongs as cold air washes over the state.




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Victoria's regional general stores face challenge of shrinking populations

They are the lifeblood of Australia's smaller regional towns, selling everything from ammunition to bread, but what's it really like behind the counter at a country town's local store?




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Coroner denies request by Tanya Day's family to remove police investigator from case

The coroner presiding over the inquest into the death of Yorta Yorta woman Tanya Day, who died after sustaining injuries in police custody, refuses a request from Ms Day's family to remove a police investigator from the case.




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Victoria moves to decriminalise public drunkenness on eve of Tanya Day inquest

Victoria moves to decriminalise public drunkenness on the eve of a coronial inquest into the death of Aboriginal woman Tanya Day, who suffered head injuries in a police cell in 2017.




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Haberdashery owner Fiona Leehane at her shop Alice in Fabricland, Kyneton Victoria




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'Victorian meteorite renaissance' helps scientists understand the origins of life

Hopeful prospectors flock to Victoria's goldfields in search of a lucky strike, but the region is also a hotbed of scientific discovery thanks to the number of meteorites found there.




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Aged care home in regional Victoria set to close leaving 30 locals out of work

The only nursing home in Pyramid Hill will close by the end of November, leaving 30 locals out of work.




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Victorian councils sending thousands of tonnes of recyclables to landfill as waste crisis deepens

A local council warns Victoria's "culture of recycling" is at risk as the state's waste crisis deepens and an estimated 780 rubbish trucks' worth of recyclable material is sent to landfill in a week.




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Victorian farming community protests 'dangerous' road after speed limit dropped

The Swan Hill and Robinvale regions produce more $800 million in agricultural goods each year, but a "dangerous" C-class road connects them to Melbourne. The community says the lack of funding is a "human rights issue" and the system "needs to change".




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Victorian aged care facility rostering five staff to more than 100 patients, royal commission hears

Buried among the hundreds of witness statements submitted to the aged care royal commission is a table showing how one of the country's biggest for-profit chains employs just one registered nurse for 106 residents on the night shift.




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Sikhs across Victoria come together to celebrate the 550th birth anniversary of Sikhism's founder

The 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism, is celebrated worldwide and for the first time in Bendigo.




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Doctor Christopher Kwan Chen Lee, who said some women deserve to be raped, suspended indefinitely

A Melbourne doctor is banned from practising after sparking outrage with online chat room posts, including one that said "some women deserve to be raped" and another that said his marriage "would end in murder" if it fell apart.




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Latrobe Valley workers' co-op opens own factory in a bid to create new jobs

Since the privatisation of Victoria's coal-fired power stations in the 1990s, the Latrobe Valley has struggled with high unemployment. But a workers' group has decided not to wait around for new jobs to appear.




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Influenza outbreak kills 37 Victorians, including hospital worker in state's east

James Day died from complications caused by influenza eight days after he was admitted to hospital in eastern Victoria. He is one of 37 people killed so far this year.





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AGL holds off plans to mothball gas-fired Torrens Island Power Station ahead of summer

Electricity giant AGL holds off plans to mothball parts of the gas-fired Torrens Island Power Station in Adelaide in a bid to prevent outages over summer caused by an ongoing outage at Victoria's Loy Yang Power Station.




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Krystal De Napoli says descriptions of variable stars date back thousands of years in Indigenous oral history



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  • Community and Society:Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander):All
  • Science and Technology:Astronomy (Space):All
  • Australia:VIC:Lake Tyers Beach 3909

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'As long as we can see the sky, we can see our stories': Indigenous Australians first to discover variable stars

Traditional custodian at the Aboriginal Trust in Lake Tyers Victoria, Wayne Thorpe, is learning as much about the traditional science and stories of the stars as he can.



  • ABC Gippsland
  • gippsland
  • Community and Society:Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander):All
  • Science and Technology:Astronomy (Space):All
  • Australia:VIC:Lake Tyers Beach 3909


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Search for missing Melbourne man Jeremy Boyden in Victoria's high country enters fourth day

The search for missing hiker Jeremy Boyden and his dog Rocky enters its fourth day, as rescue teams focus on searching the large network of alpine huts scattered across Victoria's high country amid worsening weather.






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Historic boat saved from rot and ruin on Sydney Harbour returned home to Metung for restoration

A wooden ketch picked up on eBay for $4,128 is returning to its namesake home of Metung to be restored by members of the family and community that built her.




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Victorian man to stand trial over former partner's death, hit by a car in the driveway of her Traralgon home

A man has been ordered to stand trial over the death of his partner, who was hit by a car in the driveway of her Traralgon home.




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Family of Victor Kostiuk face drunk, drugged driver Jesse Reid, who killed him on charity ride

Jesse Reid reached speeds of up to 200kph before he veered onto the wrong side on the road and crashed into a veteran policeman's motorcycle.




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Sudanese Victorians bolster junior team ranks at West Gippsland football club

Lado Alphonse says he was a "reject in society" before being recruited by the Cora Lynn Cobras. Now, he is among several players bringing new life to the regional Victorian football community.



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  • melbourne
  • gippsland
  • Community and Society:All:All
  • Community and Society:Immigration:All
  • Community and Society:Immigration:Refugees
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  • Australia:VIC:Cora Lynn 3814
  • Australia:VIC:Koo Wee Rup 3981

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Drunk, drugged driver Jesse Reid jailed for killing police officer Victor Kostiuk on charity ride

Drunk and high-on-ice driver Jesse Reid is sentenced to 10 years in prison over the 2018 death of policeman Victor Kostiuk, who was taking part in a charity motorbike ride in Victoria.




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Victorian teachers offered $50,000 to relocate to regions to tackle rural inequality

Teachers will be offered up to $50,000 to relocate from Melbourne to rural and regional schools desperate for qualified teachers, as part of a new Victorian Government plan to tackle flagging results.





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Victorian campers who went missing in Gippsland found dead in car

Police find the bodies of Caleb Forbes and Shannon Lowden in their car, almost a week after they went missing near the Baw Baw National Park in eastern Victoria.




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Genetics laboratory fire in Yarram destroys 100 cryogenic cylinders containing cattle semen

Crucial cattle herd genetics have been lost in a fire that destroyed 100 cryogenic cylinders of cattle semen in south-east Victoria overnight.




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Victorian hospital security guard awarded $31K payout in unfair dismissal case

Latrobe Regional Hospital in Victoria's Gippsland has been ordered to pay more than $31,000 to a former security guard who was sacked last year.






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Victorian hospitals across Gippsland, Geelong and Warrnambool hit by ransomware attack

The Victorian Government investigates the scale of a ransomware attack by "sophisticated cyber criminals" on some of the state's major regional hospitals that has forced healthcare providers to go offline.




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Victoria announces drought support for East and Central Gippsland, Millewa communities

Farmers struggling in the driest parts of Victoria will have access to an extra $31m in relief funds, days after the Federal Government announced an extension in drought support.




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Kangaroo pet food culling program to remain in Victoria, but red tape has farmers concerned

Victoria finally has a permanent kangaroo pet food program, but farmers are concerned red tape will result in carcasses left to rot in paddocks.




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From Sri Lanka to Jakarta to Sale, this Tamil family hopes a 6-year visa wait ends in regional Victoria

Pusparani Kumaravel has shaved her head after waiting six years for a visa. She feels like it's the only way she can have some control of her life.