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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

Published: Source: ABC WimmeraTopic: Floodsby Andrew Kelso

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.
A man smiles while holding black and white Carlton jumpers in front of a wall of different jumpers.

Published: Source: ABC WimmeraTopic: Sportby Emile Pavlich, Rebekah Lowe and Andrew Kelso

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.
A cover of a board game with hands playing .

Published: Source: ABC RiverinaTopic: Board Gamesby Conor Burke

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

Published: Source: ABC GippslandTopic: Healthby Natasha Schapova

Coming out as trans can be tough in regional Australia. Here's how these three teens did it

Coming out can be a nerve-racking experience, but Adam, Eliott and Rowen did it and managed to find connection and community along the way.
An image composite of three young people, they all smile into the camera.

Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: LGBTby Lara Smit

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.
A black and white photo of spectators watching from behind a metal fence and barricades a car doing burnouts.

Published: Source: ABC WimmeraTopic: Motor Sportsby Angus Mackintosh and Georgina Carroll

Women less likely to receive bystander defibrillation than men during a heart attack, study finds

A study of tens of thousands of Victorian cases finds women in cardiac arrest are only half as likely as men to receive defibrillation from a bystander — some telling investigators they feared exposing the patient's chest.
Someone doing CPR on a woman.

Published: Source: ABC Central VictoriaTopic: Emergency Careby Jo Printz

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Heywire winner Eliott on growing up transgender in country Australia

The winner of the ABC's Heywire story-telling competition spoke about their experience growing up in regional Victoria.
Duration: 2 minutes 41 seconds

Source: ABC News

Baby goat yoga in a paddock in western Victoria

Goat breeder Bec Walker and yoga instructor Janelle Inkster host baby goat yoga in a paddock of flowering canola.
Duration: 1 minute 53 seconds

Source: ABC Wimmera

King of the Mountain, Mt Wycheproof, 1984

The 1984 King of the Mountain race at Mt Wycheproof
Duration: 4 minutes 26 seconds

Source: ABC South West Vic

Warracknabeal Womens' Restroom to receive heritage listing

Warracknabeal Ladies Rest Rooms remains a favourite.
A large room with couches, sofa, chairs around the room, paintings on the wall, children's table in the middle.
Duration: 2 minutes 1 second

Source: ABC Wimmera

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Urn containing ashes reunited with family who'd stored them in microwave sent to flood victims

The urn containing ashes was lost in Cairns two weeks ago after being stashed in a microwave that had been donated to flood victims. It took a little help from local radio before it could be reunited with the family.
woman and man holding ornate glass urn

Published: Source: ABC Far NorthTopic: Human Interestby Brendan Mounter, Charlie McKillop and Amanda Cranston

Three men plead not guilty to murder of drug dealer in robbery gone wrong

A Supreme Court jury is told a known ice dealer was gunned down in his car as he fled a "drug rip" — the ripping off of a drug dealer — north of Newcastle. 
A man in a singlet taking a selfie in the mirror.

Published: Source: ABC NewcastleTopic: Crimeby Giselle Wakatama

Environmentalist slams approval of one of largest proposed greenfield coal mines

Whitehaven Coal's Winchester South coal mine in central Queensland's Bowen Basin plans to extract up to 17 million tonnes of coal a year for about 30 years.
Mine infrastructure in a coalfield, blue sky.

Published: Source: ABC CapricorniaTopic: Mining (Rural)by Katrina Beavan

Police recover 4WD vehicle from WA cliff crash that killed two men

Authorities have recovered the wreckage of a four-wheel drive after it plunged over a steep cliff at a remote WA beach, killing Matthew Farr and Louis Eeles, and seriously injuring a third.
Two young men with long hair smiling holding big fish.

Published: Source: ABC Midwest & WheatbeltTopic: Policeby Alice Angeloni

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