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It took Casey many years to access a specialist for a debilitating and painful menstrual cycle. Now, a federally funded endometriosis and pelvic pain clinic is online but, in rural Victoria it's still difficult to access.

Maryborough has been trying to improve its high rates of illness and obesity.  But with a gym facing eviction for a liquor store, and a future without an outdoor pool, residents say they need help.

Tensions boil over at the Victorian Farmers Federation as its annual general meeting descends into a shouting match and members try again to oust president Emma Germano. 

Groovin the Moo's cancellation is just the latest blow to an industry facing a perfect storm of struggles. What can be done to save festivals like it?

Groovin the Moo is a key event on Bunbury's social calendar, but the announcement that this year's event will be cancelled has disappointed local music fans and businesses alike.

The 48-year-old man, who was found dead in the back of a ute after its canopy caught alight in Echuca, had been in police custody for an unrelated traffic offence hours beforehand, which meant the Professional Standards Command would oversee the investigation.

Hundreds of thousands of Victorians remain without power in the wake of deadly storms and destructive bushfires which swept the state on Tuesday.

Loy Yang A, one of Victoria's three remaining coal-fired power stations, is offline and storms are affecting electrical infrastructure, leaving half a million customers without power.

Officers seek to reassure frightened residents in Bendigo that police have enough resources to deal with a rise in home and car break-ins, warning that while it is a person's right to defend themselves in a home invasion, they cannot use "unreasonable" force.

Farmers consider running the gauntlet and leaving machinery uninsured as premiums go through the roof, with insurers blaming erratic weather, inflation, and increasing costs for the price hikes.

People can be seen trying to get into the front door of a property, in a resident's private security camera vision.

Bendigo housing estate residents say they they're installing "cameras and padlocks everywhere" following a spate of "scary" attempted break-ins and thefts.

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.

Swimmers are being warned to stay away from one of Victoria's busiest beaches and a popular High Country waterhole as extreme heat grips the state.

A burst of hot northerly winds will bring the highest temperatures in years to parts of south-east Australia, while ex-Tropical Cyclone Kirrily carves a trail of torrential rain and flooding.

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.

The owners of an award-winning farm helping to preserve the world's dwindling number of Clydesdale horses claim council red tape is jeopardising their Central Victorian business.

More than 300,000 claims were lodged after the 2022 floods, but consumer groups say that is no excuse for what has been described as "appalling behaviour" by the insurance industry.

Police are investigating whether a Bendigo tobacco store set on fire on Monday the 29th of January, 2024, is linked to a string of arson attacks in Melbourne.

A police taskforce is investigating a string of arson attacks on tobacco stores, gyms and homes across Victoria, including a fire in Bendigo.

The Wizard Jacobs was known for tricks and sleight of hand, including the famous "Chinese ring trick" and an illusion where he produced bowls of water containing goldfish from under a cloak.

Victorian authorities say increased vegetation after recent floods has increased the risk of bushfires and are on patrol for unattended fires as people flock to campsites this weekend.

The rescue of a man and his dog from floodwaters in Victoria has highlighted a shortage of State Emergency Service volunteers in regional and rural areas, with it taking an hour for a non-local unit to get to the scene.

Some residents of this Victorian town want competition at the supermarket check-out, but one business owner is determined to fight the opening of a Woolworths store.

The 11-year-old boy and 26-year-old woman died when a car veered off the Murray Valley Highway and hit a tree, bursting into flames.