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Treasury Wine to shut rural winery as costs sour palate

Treasury Wine to shut rural winery as costs sour palate

Australia's biggest winemaker will shut down a winery in regional Victoria due to cost pressures and shifting demand, leaving 60 people out of the job.

Push on to lure city dwellers to jobs, life in the bush

Push on to lure city dwellers to jobs, life in the bush

Push on to lure city dwellers to jobs, life in the bush

Push on to lure city dwellers to jobs, life in the bush

Industries desperate for workers in regional Australia are talking up the benefits of country life as a campaign promotes the switch.

Disruptive behaviour sends council meetings online

Disruptive behaviour sends council meetings online

Disruptive behaviour sends council meetings online

Disruptive behaviour sends council meetings online

A council in regional Victoria will shift meetings online due to disturbances from the public, but it plans to review the decision in the coming months.

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Arson investigators probe fatal house fire in Geelong

Arson investigators probe fatal house fire in Geelong

Victoria Police detectives are investigating after a woman was found dead inside a house that caught fire in Geelong.

Hunters accused of burning culturally significant trees

Hunters accused of burning culturally significant trees

Duck hunters have desecrated culturally significant sites and left animal carcasses to rot, a Victorian parliamentary inquiry has been told.

E-licence trial hits pothole after email surname bungle

E-licence trial hits pothole after email surname bungle

VicRoads has assured the safety of customer data after sending thousands of emails with incorrect surnames as part of its digital licence pilot.

How teachers and tourism could keep mining towns afloat

How teachers and tourism could keep mining towns afloat

Mining regions will need support from governments to diversify their economies as the demand for fossil fuels declines, a report shows.

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Baby white rhino a big bundle of joy for Dubbo keepers

Baby white rhino a big bundle of joy for Dubbo keepers

Baby white rhino a big bundle of joy for Dubbo keepers

Baby white rhino a big bundle of joy for Dubbo keepers

An Australian zoo is celebrating the birth of a white rhinoceros with keepers saying the calf is exploring its surroundings and creating a bit of mischief.

Nurse disqualified for dragging psychiatric patient

Nurse disqualified for dragging psychiatric patient

Nurse disqualified for dragging psychiatric patient

Nurse disqualified for dragging psychiatric patient

A nurse has been disqualified for five years after allegations of mistreatment of patients staying at a psychiatric ward he worked at.

Poem weaves outback woman's struggle into winning words

Poem weaves outback woman's struggle into winning words

Poem weaves outback woman's struggle into winning words

Poem weaves outback woman's struggle into winning words

NSW poet Penny Lane has claimed one of Australia's richest poetry prizes for Remembering Mary, which honours an outback pioneer.

Windy conditions fuel rapidly moving fire in rural Qld

Windy conditions fuel rapidly moving fire in rural Qld

Windy conditions fuel rapidly moving fire in rural Qld

Windy conditions fuel rapidly moving fire in rural Qld

Warnings for a fast moving fire in rural Queensland have been downgraded after firefighters were able to divert it from properties.

Unexpected rain band to hit northern Western Australia

Unexpected rain band to hit northern Western Australia

Unexpected rain band to hit northern Western Australia

Unexpected rain band to hit northern Western Australia

An unseasonable rain band is set to impact northern Western Australia and a flood watch has been issued for the Desert and Kimberley catchments.

Two female prospectors found after going missing

Two female prospectors found after going missing

Two female prospectors found after going missing

Two female prospectors found after going missing

Two women who went missing two days ago have been found following a search and rescue mission in difficult terrain in Queensland's South Burnett region.

Funding solid on largest east coast electrolyser

Funding solid on largest east coast electrolyser

Funding solid on largest east coast electrolyser

Funding solid on largest east coast electrolyser

A green hydrogen plant in southeastern Australia is a step closer, with funding secured and construction due to begin this year.

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River deep mountain high as Big Red Bash marks a decade

The 2023 Birdsville Big Red Bash will pay tribute to rock 'n' roll icon Tina Turner, marking 10 years of live music and celebration in the "middle of nowhere".

'Can't keep up': regions grapple with homelessness rise

Regional towns are faced with more rough sleepers amid a national housing crisis as new data shows nearly 40,000 people experience long-term homelessness.

Bush telehealth to push on despite looming restrictions

Rural Australians continue to turn to technology for quick and discrete healthcare, while the Medical Board cracks down on online prescription providers.

A 'wake-up call' for rural health after $6.5b shortfall

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners is calling on governments to tackle health inequity by incentivising doctors to live and work in the bush.

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Council wheels out tiny homes to tackle housing crisis

A council's move to soften restrictions on caravans and tiny houses could ease the housing crisis and offer fertile ground for new industry, an expert says.

Costs a barrier to women getting mental health help

Women in regional Australia are more likely to experience mental health issues, a study reveals.

Feds to ease the flood of trauma after disaster strikes

The federal government is launching a new framework to cut red tape and help traumatised disaster survivors access long-term mental health care .

Australia shivers as winter freeze forecast to drag on

The mercury has dipped across Australia and the freezing temperatures are set to continue, bringing a much-needed dusting of snow to alpine resort areas.

Foul play fears after man goes missing from bush track

Several sites in Victoria's Gippsland are being searched by dozens of police for a man who went missing from a remote track in suspicious circumstances.

Exhibition delves into Australia's 'secret war'

A mixed-media exhibition in Mildura explores Australia's past through the looking glass of renowned Aboriginal artists Judy Watson and Yhonnie Scarce.

The boss of bush aviation remembered as a rule-breaker

Hundreds have gathered at Orange airport in central west NSW to remember Max Hazelton, an Australian aviation pioneer who founded his own airline from nothing.

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