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In The Rooster, written and directed by Mark Leonard Winter, Weaving stars as a recluse who forges a friendship with a young man grieving his friend's death.

Local mayors say the Victorian government has short-changed the regions by promising them only 25 per cent of the funds raised by a levy on short-term accommodation, which will begin in 2025.

Victorian councils are concerned by a surge in aggressive behaviour directed at staff, with workers shouted and sworn at even while off duty.

Hepburn Shire Mayor Brian Hood may become the first Australian to sue a chatbot for lying about him, after he was incorrectly deemed a guilty party in a bribery scandal.

The vast majority of those who responded to the consultation process were in favour of changing the Victorian waterway's name, but the appeals against the move will have to be assessed before any action can be taken.

The Victorian government announces a suite of infrastructure upgrades for Ballarat ahead of the 2026 Commonwealth Games, as well as confirming the location for the marathon and mountain biking events.

Emma Tomkins and Pauline Lillie say it was tough to say goodbye to their co-workers and the numerous animals they treated during their weeks in the war-torn country.

With their passports at the ready, Emma Tomkins and Pauline Lillie from regional Victoria plan to provide vet services in Ukraine ahead of the northern hemisphere's winter.

Two major transmission line projects promise cleaner, more sustainable energy for Victoria and NSW. But some western Victorian locals fear the infrastructure will ruin the landscape and their lifestyle. 

Victoria's flower industry hopes this Mother's Day will be the advent of the local grower as Australian blooms become a favourite of buyers and demand outstrips supply from overseas.

A Victorian council has voted unanimously in favour of changing the name of Jim Crow Creek between Newstead and Hepburn to Larni Barramal Yaluk, which means "creek that's the home of the emu" in Djarra language.

Hepburn Shire Council will stop providing aged care home support services like cleaning and showering after years of "significant Commonwealth reforms".

New tier 1 COVID-19 exposure sites have been listed in Paynesville, Bendigo, Redan and Woodend overnight.

Locations across the state where venues that are COVID-19 exposure sites have been identified include Thomastown, Hepburn Springs and Bendigo.

Wildlife carers hope for stronger laws after 35 incidents of suspected wildlife cruelty are reported in the past six months.

Tensions over a plan to better protect bushland in central and western Victoria simmer as the state government misses its deadline by 14 months.

Can you hyperventilate your way to good health? This unlikely wellbeing movement says yes.

As the drought bites deeper, residents in a growing number of rural communities are fighting to stop local groundwater being taken to satisfy Australia's thirst for bottled water.

Wildlife carers in Victoria say more native animals are being injured or killed as prolonged dry weather drives them to seek food and water closer to urban areas.

Sanctions have been placed on one of the state's biggest recyclers, forcing some councils to send recyclables directly to the tip. According to the industry's peak body, this is just the tip of the iceberg.

Two houses and three huts are destroyed by fires in eastern Victoria as authorities warn that several of the blazes burning across Gippsland could flare up again in coming days.

People in Hepburn watch a fire burning just over the horizon

A fire in central Victoria forces evacuations from in the resort town of Hepburn Springs, as several blazes in the state's Gippsland region prompt authorities to issue emergency warnings and urge residents to leave immediately.

The practice of Indigenous cultural burning will be reintroduced in central Victoria for the first time in almost 200 years in collaboration with Forest Fire Management Victoria.

Dingoes could once again roam state and national parks in central Victoria if a new land management plan goes ahead, raising concerns from farmers about livestock security.