Petition against new McDonald’s at Cowes, Phillip Island, receives 4,100 signatures
More than 4,100 people have signed a petition opposing a proposal to build a McDonald’s 200 metres away…
Dedicated priest travels countryside for services despite shrinking congregations
It’s a Sunday morning in the rural Gippsland town of Briagolong, three hours east of Melbourne, and Reverend…
How the fuel crisis is hurting small regional Australian tourist towns like Foster
In one small-town community, the ripple effects of the fuel crisis aren’t always where you would think. It’s…
AFL Victoria lawyers ask former footballer Daniel Hayes how much he drank before he was allegedly raped
Warning: this story contains references to suicide and alleged rape. Lawyers representing AFL Victoria have asked an Indigenous…
Gippsland wildlife carer uses dental technique to save injured turtles
In Victoria’s east, turtles aren’t just crossing roads, they’re crossing the operating table on a farm for a…
Italian migrants who brought ‘fancy cheese’ to Australia
At age 90, most people have long retired. But great-grandfather John Interlandi is still hard at work making…
Cricket umpire numbers rise since COVID, but regions still in ‘dire’ need
Cricket umpire numbers across Victoria have increased significantly in the past 12 months, but in some regional competitions,…
Melbourne boy Danny, 12, missing from Venus Bay beach presumed dead
Victoria Police is working to recover the body of a 12-year-old boy who went missing at a beach…
Police search for missing 12-year-old boy at Venus Bay in Victoria’s east
Police and the community are urgently searching for a 12-year-old boy who went missing from a beach in…
$10 billion data centre planned for Hazelwood in Victoria’s Latrobe Valley
Victoria’s Gippsland region will soon be home to one of the largest pieces of artificial intelligence infrastructure in…
Severe thunderstorms and flooding to hit eastern seaboard in weather switch-up
After last week’s extreme heatwave and devastating bushfires, a major shift in the weather pattern will help deliver…
Man faces court after alleged crime spree, police pursuit in Latrobe Valley
An alleged car thief and axe-wielding home invader who went on a crime spree across Victoria’s south-east has…