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Buyers urged to avoid stoking illegal firewood harvest

Buyers urged to avoid stoking illegal firewood harvest

Parks authorities are calling on Victorians to ask where their firewood is coming from as it targets illegal firewood removal in the state.

Electrical line continues to divide western Victoria

Electrical line continues to divide western Victoria

Electrical line continues to divide western Victoria

Electrical line continues to divide western Victoria

The biggest energy infrastructure project in generations has a new preferred route, but some stakeholders worry the project is being rushed through.

The great escape from Sydney to country Australia

The great escape from Sydney to country Australia

The great escape from Sydney to country Australia

The great escape from Sydney to country Australia

The Regional Movers Index shows Australians continue to leave the cities for the country after COVID-19 lockdowns, but the rush to the regions is slowing.

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Escape to the country: how we're moving after COVID-19

Escape to the country: how we're moving after COVID-19

The latest Regional Movers Index shows regional Queensland and Victoria are attracting city residents, as demand for workers drives population movements.

Slippery slope - police checking chains, booze at snow

Slippery slope - police checking chains, booze at snow

Victoria Police has warned snow-travellers to pack tyre chains ahead of this ski season and will be keeping a close eye on licensed venues all winter.

Woman killed, teen seriously injured in crash

Woman killed, teen seriously injured in crash

A truck driver is helping police piece together the cause of a multi-vehicle collision that killed one woman and seriously injured a teen in Victoria.

Prison inmates in hospital following 'incident'

Prison inmates in hospital following 'incident'

Two inmates at Victoria's highest security prison have been rushed to hospital after sustaining upper body injuries.

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Pups go turbo for international working dog challenge

Pups go turbo for international working dog challenge

Pups go turbo for international working dog challenge

Pups go turbo for international working dog challenge

The Cobber working dog challenge is looking for the toughest pup in Australia and New Zealand, as canines are judged on speed, distance and duration.

Country kids abuzz in transformational barber program

Country kids abuzz in transformational barber program

Country kids abuzz in transformational barber program

Country kids abuzz in transformational barber program

Students from Granville Boys High in Sydney's west travelled to Condobolin to show country kids their barber shop program and teach teens how to cut hair.

Woman killed in three-vehicle collision

Woman killed in three-vehicle collision

Woman killed in three-vehicle collision

Woman killed in three-vehicle collision

A young woman has been killed and another man seriously injured after a serious crash in South Australia.

Early axing of logging falls hard on timber towns

Early axing of logging falls hard on timber towns

Early axing of logging falls hard on timber towns

Early axing of logging falls hard on timber towns

Logging communities in Victoria are trying to pick up the pieces after learning the final death knell for the industry will take effect year.

Horses offer 'magnetic' calm for rehabilitation clients

Horses offer 'magnetic' calm for rehabilitation clients

Horses offer 'magnetic' calm for rehabilitation clients

Horses offer 'magnetic' calm for rehabilitation clients

Over the past seven years, horses have helped Queensland rehabilitation clients with issues ranging from anxiety to video game addiction.

Remote internet boost to counter skyrocketing Starlink

Remote internet boost to counter skyrocketing Starlink

Remote internet boost to counter skyrocketing Starlink

Remote internet boost to counter skyrocketing Starlink

The NBN is rolling out more fixed wireless infrastructure and examining new technologies to address a decline in customers in its satellite internet service.

Students rescued from school bus trapped in embankment

Students rescued from school bus trapped in embankment

Students rescued from school bus trapped in embankment

Students rescued from school bus trapped in embankment

Sixteen children have been rescued from a school bus that is trapped in an embankment in regional Victoria.

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'No jobs in the bush' myth busted but housing critical

The regional jobs market is booming at three times the metropolitan rate but the lack of housing, health care and education remains a major barrier.

Union boss blasts forests committee after logging exit

The timber industry has slammed the Victorian government's decision to bring forward the end of commercial logging in the state.

Victoria swings axe to fell native logging industry

The Victorian government will phase out native timber logging in 2024 and has announced a transition package in the state budget.

Native logging ban decision divides Victorians

The Victorian government's decision to end native logging in the state next year has been welcomed by environment groups, but slammed by the industry.

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Government continues to defend scrapping regional fund

The government has defended its rollout of a community grants program, saying it takes an "orderly" approach to delivering on election promises.

Victorian river wildlife bouncing back from flood havoc

Conditions are improving for the platypus, native fish and vegetation along the Campaspe River after flooding damaged sections of the Victorian waterway.

Charges over sex attacks on 10-year-old, teen and woman

A man will face a Victorian magistrates court charged with three sexual assaults over two days, including an attack on a 10-year-old girl.

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