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'You can't dig a hole in water': Flooded town cemetery delays burials due to risk of grave collapse

Kerang in Victoria is no stranger to floods, but at the start of this year a rain event in the town inundated the local cemetery and continues to put burials on hold.
Water covers a large part of the cemetery grounds with headstones poking through

TikTok star raking in millions of views by focussing on country football history and defunct ovals

Andy Munro has garnered a social media following of millions off the back of his reels documenting abandoned country footy grounds in Victoria and South Australia.
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A man smiles while holding black and white Carlton jumpers in front of a wall of different jumpers

The 1960s Aussie board game that has sold 700,000 copies

Squatter started out as a side hustle and turned into one of the most successful Australian board games ever.
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A cover of a board game with hands playing

Calls for more specialist training as doctors choose between dream jobs and staying home

When Lisa Gilbert was deciding what to specialise in, she had to choose between her dream physician job or staying in the region that had become her home due to limited training options outside the city.
A smiling woman standing in front of a medical bed with a stethoscope around her neck

18-year-old spectator's death puts motorsport insurance under the spotlight

After a teen's death at a western Victorian burnout event, the rivalry of regulators competing to represent Australian motorsport, and its safety, has returned to the spotlight.
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spectators watch a car doing burnouts from behind a metal fence and barricades

Army cadets make a comeback as youths look to unlock leadership opportunities

Army cadets used to be in almost every school and country town. Over the years the program fell out of popularity, but now it seems numbers are rebounding.
A group of army cadets in uniform sitting around on seats and talking.

7yo uses life-saving lessons given by paramedics to help his dad

When Nick Wilson "couldn't breathe properly" leaving a games arcade, he knew he was in trouble. Little did he know his son Harry would become a "hero".
A bearded man with a cap sits with his blonde son, who is wearing a beanie. Both are smiling.

Storms, flash flooding likely in Victoria from today, with up to 200mm of rain possible in state's north

Authorities say heavy rainfall is expected to arrive in the Victoria's north-west from Sunday night and move across the state, with residents warned to plan for flash flooding.
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While presents were being opened on Christmas Day, this town's residents fought off floodwaters

Flooding is becoming an all-too-familiar sight in Kerang, and climate reports are forecasting an extreme risk to the northern Victorian town by 2050.
A couple in the middle age standing in front of torn up carpet following floods.

Veteran paramedic says the days of 'hoping for the best' are gone as advances in technology save more lives

When Dale Richards became a paramedic, women weren't allowed to join the service and treating patients often just meant they "threw people onto beds and took them to hospital". He reflects on 43 years as a paramedic.
A male with brown hair sorting through medical equipment while in the back of an ambulance.

Warren has built his whole life around native timber logging. Now Victoria's industry has shut down

After decades of campaigning, environmental groups are celebrating the end of native timber logging in Victoria. But timber workers like Warren Fenner are grieving the end of an era, and are facing an uncertain future.
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Man standing at sawmill site with logs and truck in background

Young mum shears one lamb every 45 seconds to set new world record

A Kiwi shearer who learnt her craft in Australia powers her way to a new women's world record by training seven days a week in the gym.
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A composite of a young woman holding a toddler girl on her hip, and the same woman sheering a lamb.

'I did not write that submission': Locals angry mining company misrepresented them to win government support

A mining company has been accused of misleading the community to garner support for a mine proposal being assessed by the Victorian government.
a woman with blonde hair, black jumper stands next to man with blue shirt, next to a woman in pink shirt on motorised scooter

At 21, Ellie manages 60 staff and handles hundreds of thousands of tonnes of grain, and she couldn't be happier

What were you doing at 21 years old? Most likely not overseeing the operations at one of the busiest grain receival sites in the country. But it's all in day's work for Ellie Murden.
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Ellie Murden

Brother of women killed by concrete mixer truck has 'no blame' for driver who avoided jail

A concrete mixer truck driver who was distracted by classic cars when he killed two sisters will not go to jail for the Horsham crash. The dead women's brother says the standard of roads in the Victorian region is terrible.
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Dried fruit, sherry and cake batter helped this country church stay afloat for 16 years

When St Mark's Anglican Church in the small Victorian town of Elmhurst faced closure more than a decade ago, its parishioners came up with a sweet idea.
A woman in a white shirt and apron leans back while offering you a piece of fruit cake. Red teacup sits nearby

When Elie lost her leg aged 20 she thought it would limit her future prospects. Now she is preparing for Paris 2024 gold

Pacific worker and champion shot putter Elie Enock hopes her place at next year's Paralympics in France can inspire other people living with disability to achieve their goals. 
Elie Enock throws a shot put

Minister for food proposed as farmers seek accountability for 'avalanche of bad ideas'

A year-long parliamentary inquiry focused on the future of Australia's food security recommends introducing a minister for food among its 35 recommendations to the federal government.
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Shelves of fresh produce at a grocery store - red capsicums, cauliflower, kale and cucumbers

The COVID crime dip is over. Here's what the 'return to normal' looks like

Australian crime is returning to pre-pandemic levels, but certain offences are bucking the trend. We ask the experts what's behind the crime hotspots and whether more policing and help-seeking may explain the "new normal" of crime in 2023.
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After a principal's cry for help she is no longer her primary school's only teacher

Minyip Primary School in western Victoria was set to have just the one overloaded teacher for next year until the principal — that very same teacher — launched a publicity campaign and landed three new staff.
A woman in a yellow jumper and glasses smiles at a desk

Beef producer fined $140,000 after farmhand electrocuted while stacking hay

Adrian Wilde, 29, was working at the cattle feedlot in western Victoria when the telehandler boom attached to his truck made contact with powerlines.
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Cows eating hay on a farm.

A new breed of super-fit athlete is discovering the rugged trails of Victoria's Grampians and climbers aren't happy

Western Victoria's jagged Grampians mountains have long been a favoured destination for hikers and climbers, but they're also emerging as a must for a new type of fitness fanatic.
two runners on the top of a mountain ridge in regional victoria

Grampians attracting new type of super-fit adventurer — the ultra-distance runners

Western Victoria's jagged Grampians mountains have long been a favoured destination for hikers and climbers, but they're also emerging as a must for a new type of fitness fanatic.
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Shearer mows through 830 lambs in one day for Movember fundraiser

A shearer has raised thousands of dollars for the mental health charity by shearing a near-record number of sheep in one day — and all because he couldn't grow a mo.
Luke Hillis shearing

Council blames 'one-in-fifty-year' flash flooding as Swan Hill streets are inundated with water

The Swan Hill council says 80 to 90 millimetres of rain fell on the north west Victorian town in seven hours, as it reassures residents that its drainage system did not malfunction.
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Two children in casual clothes paddle a blue coloured kayak in floodwater in a suburban street.