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Turmoil at Victoria's peak farming lobby as members rebel against its leaders

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.

Published: YesterdayWed 21 Feb 2024 at 1:33amSource: ABC RuralTopic: Activism and Lobbyingby Angus Verley and Warwick Long

One in five dogs has been attacked by another, as owners share stories of roaming packs, illegal breeding

Fresh off the state's first pet census, Victorians share their stories of dog attacks, roaming packs on the street, and court appearances.

a bulldog sits sadly with a badly wounded head and stitches.

Published: MonMon 19 Feb 2024 at 10:16pmSource: ABC WimmeraTopic: Dog Attacksby Angus Mackintosh and Tamara Clark

Power restored to more Victorian homes but thousands remain without electricity

AusNet says power was restored to another 7,000 homes affected by Tuesday's electricity outage, but 15,000 properties in the Gippsland area remain cut off and some may not be back on the network for several days.

Twisted metal transmission towers under a grey sky.

Published: SatSat 17 Feb 2024 at 12:15amSource: ABC NewsTopic: Bushfires

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Her predecessor had a jacket to signal disaster mode — this week Jacinta Allan had her first test

A maelstrom of bushfires, extreme winds and historically large blackouts has presented Jacinta Allan with her first real test as a premier in disaster mode.

A composite image of Daniel Andrews and Jacinta Allan.

Published: FriFri 16 Feb 2024 at 8:04pmSource: ABC NewsTopic: Political Leadershipby Richard Willingham

YouTube 'agfluencers' find big audiences championing life on the land

A 25-year-old farmer with more than 200,000 subscribers to her YouTube channel says more than half of her audience is female as she films her days on a sheep and cropping property in south-west Victoria.

A young woman kneels next to her Kelpie dog, with a 'give way to stock' sign and sunset in the background.

Published: FriFri 16 Feb 2024 at 12:06amSource: ABC RuralTopic: Sustainable and Alternative Farmingby Faith Tabalujan

The moment of fight or flight for Victorian residents caught in bushfire terror at Pomonal

Residents of the Grampians in western Victoria tell how they had to make split-second decisions as fire raced towards them.

Orange flames as a fire burns through a field of trees.

Duration: 1 minute 35 seconds

Published: 15 Feb 2024Thu 15 Feb 2024 at 2:17amSource: ABC WimmeraTopic: Bushfiresby Tamara Clark, Gillian Aeria, Angus Mackintosh and Jean Bell

'Risky' business as Australian barley exports to China surge after three-year ban

Barley exports to China are booming after tariffs were lifted in August, but are Australian farmers just repeating the same mistake?

Published: 14 Feb 2024Wed 14 Feb 2024 at 12:13amSource: ABC RuralTopic: Grainby Michael Condon

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How a Nhill farmer just won the Summernats burnout competition

The Summernats are a national street car show and festival that has been held in Canberra since the 1980s.

A man stands in front of a blue car with arms outstretched holding a trophy

Duration: 6 minutes 14 seconds

Source: ABC WimmeraTopic: Motor Sportswith Rebekah Lowe

Apples in champagne and Worcestershire sauce: The power of preserves

Cindy Bunt is a farmer from Mt Gambier who runs workshops on preserving fresh ingredients.

A variety of jars containing preserved vegetables and chutneys

Duration: 8 minutes 58 seconds

Source: ABC WimmeraTopic: Food and Cookingwith Rebekah Lowe

Debra Pearce's farewell to her beloved breakfast show

Debra Pearce hears from her listeners and colleagues and says farewell

Duration: 12 minutes 14 seconds

Source: ABC Mildura-Swan HillTopic: Radiowith Debra Pearce

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Horsham Week Glider Contest

Horsham Week is one of Australia's longest-running glider contests, with pilots racing three hundred kilometres through the west Victorian skies with nothing but the wind to power them.

Duration: 2 minutes 23 seconds

Source: ABC News

Nhill Blue Lake

This lake was dyed blue to cool it and prevent algal growth.

Duration: 26 seconds

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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

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Free training, no licence required: Gliders call for new Aussie pilots to join their ranks

Gliding at one of Australia's longest-running aerial competitions has all the thrills and perils of parachutes and unpowered flight, but organisers want more young people to sign up.

Duration: 2 minutes 23 seconds

Source: ABC WimmeraTopic: Hobbiesby Angus Mackintosh

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.

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 .

Source: ABC RiverinaTopic: Board Gamesby Conor Burke

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.

Source: ABC Central VictoriaTopic: Emergency Careby Jo Printz

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Published: 8 Nov 2023Wed 8 Nov 2023 at 7:00amSource: ABC EmergencyTopic: Bushfires

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Is Angus Brayshaw's medical retirement a sign of things to come?

At age 28, Angus Brayshaw's AFL career is over. The Melbourne Demon has struggled with concussion for much of his career and today, on advice from doctors, announced his retirement.

An AFL player lies on a stretcher and is carted off with support staff around him.

Duration: 12 minutes 50 seconds

Source: ListenTopic: Sport

'Devastated' Brayshaw retires from AFL following concussion in finals collision with Brayden Maynard

Melbourne's Angus Brayshaw's AFL career is over, after the 2021 premiership player is ruled out of playing football due to neurological testing following his concussion in last year's qualifying final.

Angus Brayshaw handballing during a 2023 AFL match.

Source: ABC NewsTopic: Sport

Tasmanian Labor says stadium can't be built at Macquarie Point, but AFL boss says it's 'pivotal' to the deal

Labor insists it will "negotiate a better deal" on Tasmania's contract with the AFL, believing a stadium cannot be built at Macquarie Point — but that comes as news to the AFL's boss.

Duration: 1 minute 41 seconds

Source: ABC NewsTopic: Sport

Kangaroos optimistic after impressive outing against under-strength Magpies

North Melbourne show off some dare and a new fast ball movement style in an impressive preseason win over an under-strength Collingwood.

A North Melbourne AFL player runs with the ball tucked in one arm as he clenches his other fist.

Source: ABC NewsTopic: Sport

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Victoria Country Fire Authority provides update on rapidly growing fire west of Ballarat.

Jason Hefferman from Victoria's Country Fire Authority says the fire has grown significantly and warned nearby residents to prepare for evacuation.

Duration: 4 minutes 59 seconds

Source: ABC News

This 'amateur tramp' walked the perimeter of Australia 100 years ago

The names of Burke and Wills have long had a place in the history of Australia, but now they could well be joined by another, Aidan de Bruine, whose story is being shared by his great grand-daughter Melanie deCull.

Duration: 2 minutes 55 seconds

Source: ABC NewsTopic: 20th Century

Smoke rises from a fire in south-west Victoria

Videos show a fire burning in the distance in south-west Victoria.

Duration: 45 seconds

Source: ABC News

Bonza claims title for worst on-time arrival results at four Australian airports in January

Australians are still suffering from budget airline Bonza's unreliability issues, one year after its launch.

Source: ABC Mildura-Swan HillTopic: Air Transport Industryby Tamara Clark

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WorkSafe ACT identifies 70 cubic metres of asbestos-ridden mulch at Canberra site

Mulch laced with bonded asbestos is discovered at a residential complex in Canberra, as one landscaping company describes learning their products contain the material as "a major kick in the guts".

Fence with a danger asbestos sign at the Rozelle Parklands as the clean up continues

Published: 3m agoThu 22 Feb 2024 at 5:07amSource: ABC NewsTopic: Asbestosby Victor Petrovic and Harry Frost

King Charles says he has been 'reduced to tears' by public support after cancer diagnosis

Speaking during his weekly audience with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, the king also said he was gratified to see how his diagnosis had boosted support for cancer charities across the UK.

An older white man with white hair in a navy pinstriped suit smiles as he shakes hands with a middle-aged man of Indian heritage

Published: 15m agoThu 22 Feb 2024 at 4:55amSource: ABC NewsTopic: Royalty

Independent inquiry launched into fatal Taipan army helicopter crash

The fatal crash off the coast of Queensland last year killed four defence personnel.

A ship pulls Taipan wreckage from the ocean, authorities are in a smaller watercraft nearby

Published: 34m agoThu 22 Feb 2024 at 4:36amSource: ABC NewsTopic: Defence Forces

No plan in place to move Lismore flood survivors into permanent housing, report finds

Two years after major flooding in NSW, an auditor-generals's report outlines how hundreds of survivors are still waiting to move into temporary accommodation.

Published: 45m agoThu 22 Feb 2024 at 4:25amSource: ABC North CoastTopic: Floodsby Bruce MacKenzie

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Turmoil at Victoria's peak farming lobby as members rebel against its leaders

One in five dogs has been attacked by another, as owners share stories of roaming packs, illegal breeding

Power restored to more Victorian homes but thousands remain without electricity

Her predecessor had a jacket to signal disaster mode — this week Jacinta Allan had her first test

YouTube 'agfluencers' find big audiences championing life on the land

The moment of fight or flight for Victorian residents caught in bushfire terror at Pomonal

'Risky' business as Australian barley exports to China surge after three-year ban

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How a Nhill farmer just won the Summernats burnout competition

Apples in champagne and Worcestershire sauce: The power of preserves

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Horsham Week Glider Contest

Nhill Blue Lake

Heywire winner Eliott on growing up transgender in country Australia

Baby goat yoga in a paddock in western Victoria

Free training, no licence required: Gliders call for new Aussie pilots to join their ranks

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

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

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

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Is Angus Brayshaw's medical retirement a sign of things to come?

'Devastated' Brayshaw retires from AFL following concussion in finals collision with Brayden Maynard

Tasmanian Labor says stadium can't be built at Macquarie Point, but AFL boss says it's 'pivotal' to the deal

Kangaroos optimistic after impressive outing against under-strength Magpies

Victoria Country Fire Authority provides update on rapidly growing fire west of Ballarat.

This 'amateur tramp' walked the perimeter of Australia 100 years ago

Smoke rises from a fire in south-west Victoria

Bonza claims title for worst on-time arrival results at four Australian airports in January

WorkSafe ACT identifies 70 cubic metres of asbestos-ridden mulch at Canberra site

King Charles says he has been 'reduced to tears' by public support after cancer diagnosis

Independent inquiry launched into fatal Taipan army helicopter crash

No plan in place to move Lismore flood survivors into permanent housing, report finds

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