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No quick fix for rural brain drain as Abbie leaves town

No quick fix for rural brain drain as Abbie leaves town

An acclaimed young change-maker leaving her outback town amid intense abuse highlights one of many "brain drain" issues depriving the bush of people and talent.

On a wing and a prayer: flying medicos have record year

On a wing and a prayer: flying medicos have record year

On a wing and a prayer: flying medicos have record year

On a wing and a prayer: flying medicos have record year

As the aeromedical charity CareFight clocks up its busiest year on record, mum Madelaine Hart recalls what happened when she became one of its 9600 patients.

Samantha Murphy unlikely to be found alive, police

Samantha Murphy unlikely to be found alive, police

Samantha Murphy unlikely to be found alive, police

Samantha Murphy unlikely to be found alive, police

Ballarat mother of three Samantha Murphy, who has been missing for three weeks is unlikely to be found alive, police say.

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Billion-dollar bus fix flagged for 'neglected' services

Billion-dollar bus fix flagged for 'neglected' services

More than 40 per cent of public transport trips in NSW are on buses, but extra funds are needed to repair a decade of neglect, a government task force says.

Westpac confuses councils, apologises for Mr Bean error

Westpac confuses councils, apologises for Mr Bean error

A Westpac email mixing up councils is one of many stories aired at an inquiry into bank closures showing the disconnect between the big four and rural towns.

Gonorrhoea spike prompts plea for regular testing

Gonorrhoea spike prompts plea for regular testing

Cases of sexually transmitted diseases such as gonorrhoea and syphilis are rising in the regions, with health professionals urging people to get tested.

Mushroom lunch survivor delivers first sermon

Mushroom lunch survivor delivers first sermon

The sole survivor of a mushroom lunch has given a sermon to a congregation at Korumburra Baptist Church, the first since recovering from the deadly meal.

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Almost 13,000 Vic homes still off-grid after storms

Almost 13,000 Vic homes still off-grid after storms

Almost 13,000 Vic homes still off-grid after storms

Almost 13,000 Vic homes still off-grid after storms

Almost 13,000 Victorian homes and businesses remain without power following Tuesday's fierce storms and financial assistance is being offered.

'Heartbreaking' scenes as fire-hit communities rebuild

'Heartbreaking' scenes as fire-hit communities rebuild

'Heartbreaking' scenes as fire-hit communities rebuild

'Heartbreaking' scenes as fire-hit communities rebuild

Residents in Victorian towns face a recovery that could last up to three years as locals return to survey the damage caused by bushfires to their properties.

Recovery effort begins for communities lashed by storms

Recovery effort begins for communities lashed by storms

Recovery effort begins for communities lashed by storms

Recovery effort begins for communities lashed by storms

More than a dozen homes are uninhabitable due to destructive storms that lashed most of Victoria, as recovery efforts begin.

Sixteen homes 'uninhabitable' as outage compo capped

Sixteen homes 'uninhabitable' as outage compo capped

Sixteen homes 'uninhabitable' as outage compo capped

Sixteen homes 'uninhabitable' as outage compo capped

Most Victorians caught up in a mass power outage will be ineligible for compensation as the damage to homes from destructive storms is laid bare.

Half of town lost to bushfire as residents count losses

Half of town lost to bushfire as residents count losses

Half of town lost to bushfire as residents count losses

Half of town lost to bushfire as residents count losses

Bushfire has destroyed more than 40 homes on the edge of a national park where residents are returning to take stock of the devastation.

Poor mental health threatens rural emergency workforce

Poor mental health threatens rural emergency workforce

Poor mental health threatens rural emergency workforce

Poor mental health threatens rural emergency workforce

A new study will "care for the carers" by examining the unique trauma faced by rural emergency workers, in the hopes of minimising burnout and attrition.

Bushfire evacuees return to homes and businesses

Bushfire evacuees return to homes and businesses

Bushfire evacuees return to homes and businesses

Bushfire evacuees return to homes and businesses

Evacuees are starting to return to a town in Victoria's west where more than two dozen homes were lost to bushfires believed to have been sparked by lightning.

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Victorians face third dark night as energy grid fixed

Crews are whittling down the number of Victorian homes and businesses without power but many residents face another night in the dark following wild storms.

Mental health patients forced to rely on telehealth

Some parts of NSW only have telehealth available for mental health support, an inquiry has heard, as regional and rural areas face difficulties accessing care.

Bushfire battle goes on after homes burnt in Grampians

Bushfire threat levels in Victoria's west have been reduced but fire crews are still working to contain multiple blazes.

Banks closing on people who need them the most: report

Digital affordability and skills gaps in regional Australia stop vulnerable and elderly people using online banking when local branches shut, a report says.

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Pomonal residents sheltering after raging fire

Residents in a small town in Victoria's west were forced to flee for their lives after an out-of-control bushfire ripped through their town.

Communities still in the dark after destructive storms

A dairy farmer is dead and around 135,000 properties remain without power in Victoria after storms knocked down transmission towers and lines.

Homes lost as bushfires continue to burn

Bushfires have destroyed an unknown number of homes and volunteer firefighters have suffered minor burns while battling blazes in Victoria's west.

Missing Ballarat mum's disappearance deemed suspicious

The time since Ballarat mother Samantha Murphy disappeared and a lack of leads is suspicious, police say as investigators continue sifting through information.

Homes lost and firefighters injured as bushfires rage

Three fires are raging out of control in Victoria with people near the Grampians National Park ordered to shelter while those in Ballarat were told to evacuate.

'Dire' mental health care in flood-ravaged communities

Disaster-affected areas are struggling to cope with despair and hopelessness as burnt-out mental health workers hold down multiple jobs, an inquiry has heard.

Council cools on winter pool as gas prices heat up

Rising gas costs has led to the closure of year-round access to public a public pool for a regional Victorian city.

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