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One year on, hailstorm victims still waiting to go home

A year since the freak hailstorm that devastated the Victorian town of Casterton, Kim Jeffrey marked the anniversary the same way she has spent most of 2025 — living in a caravan in her driveway.
A woman in front of her home.

Published: Source: ABC WimmeraTopic: Regional Communitiesby Peter Quattrocelli

Hundreds of Victorians graduating as paramedics forced to go interstate for jobs

For regional paramedicine graduates, finding a job, let alone one in your hometown, is a challenge.
Ambulance driving with flashing lights on long empty country road

Published: Source: ABC BallaratTopic: Ambulance Service

Farmers 'on a knife edge' as forecast rain fails to appear

Some Victorian farmers are cutting crops for hay as the drought continues to bite in the nation's south-east.
Man standing in front of a windrower

Published: Source: ABC RuralTopic: Grain Growingby Angus Verley

Cult survivors speak of isolation, shunning and shame at parliamentary inquiry

Cult survivors have told a Victorian parliamentary inquiry how religious and fringe groups operate outside the public gaze.
A 15 year old girl and a woman at a picnic

Published: Source: ABC GippslandTopic: Cultsby Bec Symons

Victorian volunteer firefighter numbers grow despite levy angst

Despite resentment and anger from some farmers, the CFA says it's well prepared to deal with an elevated fire risk this spring and summer.
CFA members holding signs outside parliament

Published: Source: ABC BallaratTopic: Emergency Servicesby Laura Mayers

Thousands join pro-Palestinian rallies in towns and cities amid ceasefire

The rallies in cities and towns dubbed the Nationwide Rally for Palestine come less than a week after the second anniversary of the October 7 terrorist attack. 
Pro-Palestinian protesters gather in Sydney's Hyde Park with flags and signs

Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Demonstrations

We have a lot of spare bedrooms — but boarders' rights are unclear

Australia has 13 million spare rooms, according to a census data analysis. Could boarding be a solution to the housing crisis?
A young woman and an elderly woman smile at each other.

Published: Source: ABC South West VicTopic: Housing Policyby Alice Walker

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Four Billion Dollar Barrier: Importer regulations increasing the cost of doing business

Australian agricultural exporters are missing out on $4 billion dollars of annual trade due to non-tariff measures imposed by importing countries.
Duration: 12 minutes 24 seconds

Source: ABC News

Branxholme Wallacedale Saints under 11s celebrate a win

The Branxholme Wallacedale Saints under 11s football team celebrates its first win of the 2025 season.
Duration: 34 seconds

Source: ABC South West Vic

Footage of Melbourne Cup-winning trainer Darren Weir illegally electroshocking horses

The Victorian Racing Tribunal has released footage of Melbourne Cup-winning trainer Darren Weir illegally electroshocking horses in 2018. Supplied: Victorian Racing Tribunal
Duration: 1 minute 46 seconds

Source: ABC News

Drought Innovation: Adapting and innovating during drought

Finding ways to innovate and adapt to deal with record-breaking drought in western Victoria.
Duration: 10 minutes 9 seconds

Source: ABC News

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