Maryborough - 3465

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.

More than 60 per cent of Maryborough’s population is considered obese or overweight, and one of the town’s only gyms faces eviction to make room for another liquor store.

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.

Victorian Special Operations Group police have launched a series of aerial raids in central Victoria, arresting foreign nationals and setting more than 1.4 tonnes of cannabis ablaze.

Bowel cancer affects more than 15,000 Australians every year, but a rise in cases among people below the age of 50 has specialists reiterating the warning signs.

The local commission has said it's considering creating a new league to run alongside the current Bendigo, Heathcote and Loddon Valley football and netball leagues.

Negotiations with a GP clinic stop a plan to start charging patients at Maryborough Hospital's urgent care centre, but it highlights the pressure the town's doctors face.

Melinda Scash took a leave of absence when an independent workplace review into Highview College was launched earlier this month. She has stepped down ahead of the findings being delivered.

Highview College made headlines for excluding two African students from class due to their hairstyles. Now, an independent investigator is examining whether the school is in breach of any workplace policies.

Country football clubs are on their knees as they struggle to attract enough players to field teams. Several are now merging with long-time rivals to keep them alive.

Maryborough District Health Service is celebrating one year of a new model of maternity care that has attracted midwives, increased birth numbers and is viewed as a standard other regional health services can follow. 

The manager of a regional Victorian pizza shop is calling out racism after several incidents which she believes targeted Pakistani staff.

A regional Victorian amateur prospector is celebrating a $240,000 find after unearthing a 2.6kg nugget. As an ounce of gold reaches $2,984, the attraction to pick up a metal detector is tempting for more and more Victorians.

Kristina Greenwood successfully lobbied for a wheelchair ramp at her local courthouse, after she says she was forced to use the criminals' entrance. She wants people concerned about heritage values to understand "this is our world too" and accessibility is important.

A coroner found Terry Floyd was murdered in 2001. His family wants to lay him to rest, and has been awarded a state government grant to help with the search for his remains.

After the deaths five people and thousands of pigs, developers are waiting for the go-ahead to start manufacturing the vaccine on an industrial scale.

Loneliness is on the rise in Australia and mental health advocates say the response needs to shift away from pity to understanding and action.

Central Goldfields Shire Council says last year's wet weather affected grass management and it is working to catch up.

This Christmas, several regional communities are banding together to help those who would otherwise go without or go it alone.

Benjamin George Perry, 25, has been sentenced to a non-parole period of two years for attempting to rape a woman in his home in 2019 and sexually assaulting her on multiple occasions. 

Meet the people voting in Victoria's most marginal electorate this weekend.

A severe weather warning remains in place for much of the state and the Bureau of Meteorology is reporting that elevated and coastal areas are most likely to experience peak wind gusts.

Students from more than 100 Victorian schools have spent the past year designing, constructing and fine-tuning their streamlined, energy-efficient cars, and this weekend they are putting their creations to the test.

There have been nine watch and act alerts and a further 16 advice alerts issued as floodwaters reach towns across regional Victoria.

Flood warnings remain in place across much of Victoria and a music festival has had to be called off after a deluge which saw a month's worth of rain dumped on some parts of the state in just an hour.