Victoria's duck hunting season ends
Duck shooters say the wet weather in autumn made for a good season across Victoria.
View ArticleBasin authority reveals annual environmental watering priorities
The North Central Catchment Management Authority (CMA) says its environmental projects for the coming year will depend on water availability.
View ArticleGunbower Forest environmental water infrastructure launched
New infrastructure delivering environmental water at the Gunbower Forest is being officially launched this morning in northern Victoria.
View ArticleNew CEO for North Central Catchment Management Authority
The North Central Catchment Management Authority's new chief executive has indicated there will be a period of consolidation as he takes over the role.
View ArticleBaffling wombat mystery discovered near Murray River
A wandering wombat has been found far from its habitat in northern Victoria, baffling experts.
View ArticlePolice adjust to requirement to work in pairs, 12 months on
Twelve months after a controversial safety policy frustrated country police, the implications are being felt across Victoria.
View Article'See you in court' Murray Goulburn tells suppliers
Murray Goulburn threatens suppliers with legal action if they move their supply to another company.
View ArticleFreshwater turtles are disappearing and here's why
As Australia's freshwater turtle populations decrease, researchers and authorities are calling for more awareness and education about their behaviour in a bid to stem the tide of decline.
View ArticlePet dogs put their noses to the test by sniffing out endangered turtles
Thirteen volunteer conservation detection dogs have been trained to detect broad-shelled turtle nests in northern Victoria.
View ArticleAnglers heading to Gunbower Creek still reeling-in really big fish
It took Beck Horsburgh a few goes to get her latest Gunbower Creek catch into her kayak, a Murray cod measuring more than a metre long. And it's not alone.
View ArticleMystery of Myxo: How the deadly rabbit virus almost failed
It has been seventy years since myxomatosis was let loose on Australia’s rabbit plague. Scientists thought they had at last found an effective biological control measure, but the initial release of the...
View Article'It was unprecedented': The virus that wiped out feral rabbits was almost a bust
In 1950, after years of research, the much-vaunted solution to Australia's rampant rabbit population was denounced as a failure. But two years later, half a billion rabbits were dead from the myxoma...
View ArticleClick go the shears for 70 years: Why this 86-year-old has no plans to swap...
Colin McGillivray has been shearing sheep since the 1940s but he's "never had a sore back" and has no intention of giving up his passion in life.
View ArticleMad rush to beat sudden border closures, lockdowns
From impulse-buying an old Mercedes Benz to placing cars and caravans in storage, Victorian families are going to extraordinary lengths to make it home before borders close.
View ArticleMurray River pubs a reminder of local watering holes as a place to connect,...
Quintessential country pubs along the Murray River are being highlighted for their rich history of the people that owned them, those that drank at them, and the role of the pub through Australia's...
View ArticleHoliday travellers urged to be cautious as mosquitoes and algae threaten...
Ross River virus and potentially toxic blue-green algae have been detected across Victoria.
View Article'A real shame': Massive Murray Paddle no longer ending in Swan Hill
Organisers say the decision to change the finish location was made on safety, with the riverbank erosion upstream of Swan Hill making it unsafe for the event.
View ArticlePrime suspect in Krystal Fraser cold case named as new evidence floors top cop
An investigator reveals who he believes was involved in the 2009 disappearance of Krystal Fraser as the inquest into the pregnant 23-year-old's suspected death continues.
View ArticlePrime suspect in Krystal Fraser disappearance excused from giving evidence
A man who police say is a primary suspect in the disappearance of a pregnant, 23-year-old woman was in a sexual relationship with her before she went missing, a court has heard.
View ArticleFarmer calls for 'large-scale help' to address flooding in Victorian...
Dairy farmer Di Bowles says the scale of flooding in the state's north is "horrendous" and suggests the region be declared a natural disaster area.
View ArticleAnglers preparing for summer comp may be thwarted by flooded rivers
Conservationists are rescuing aquatic wildlife from flooded central and northern Victorian waterways as blackwater events cause oxygen levels to plummet. But amidst this, summer anglers are waiting to...
View Article'Frustrated' paddle-steamer operators push to get back on the Murray
Paddle-steamer and houseboat operators say they should be back on the water before recreational users when the Murray River drops below 94m.
View ArticleTorrumbarry community upset by removal of vital levee hurriedly built during...
Part of a levee to protect properties in Torrumbarry, Gunbower, Leitchville, and Cohuna from 2022's floods, built by over 100 members of the community, is being torn down by council with no new plan...
View ArticleWhen kids want to catch fish but have no-one to teach them, who can pass on...
Know how to bait a hook and sweep a line? In regional Victoria, teenagers want mentors to teach them how to do it.
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