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Son, bystanders who saved man's life with CPR on Hume Highway urge people to get first aid training

Doug Butler's heart stopped beating for 26 minutes when he had a heart attack while driving on a busy country highway. If it were not for his son Chais and bystanders, he wouldn't be here.

ABC News · May 17, 2023

Wodonga residents fear potential future health impacts caused by toxic PFAS foam

Julie Garner has been eating fruit and vegetables grown in PFAS-contaminated soil for years and is now worried about the impact it could have on her health.

ABC News · May 16, 2023

Fears for country football clubs in wake of Wangaratta Magpies salary cap breach penalty

The president of a country football club that lost last year's grand final to a team that breached salary cap rules says harsh penalties could crush teams run by volunteers.

ABC News · Mar 29, 2023

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Country football club stripped of flag over salary cap breach

The Wangaratta Magpies have been stripped of their 2022 Premiership flag and hit with several sanctions after the misdemeanor.

ABC News · Mar 28, 2023

Three generations of the same family compete at this year's Country Week Tennis tournament

It's a unique competition serving up economic and social benefits for players and the community, but flooding in regional Victoria meant it almost didn't happen.

ABC News · Feb 15, 2023

Victorians affected by COVID border closure remain angry over lack of apology from state government

A Victorian Ombudsman investigation late last year labelled the border exemption process "unjust" and "inhumane" and recommended the government publicly apologise and consider compensating those affected. This week the Andrews government said it would do neither.

ABC News · Aug 10, 2022

Barnawartha train crash victims remembered as heroes 40 years after disaster

Pete Klein remembers the day his friend Mark Wilson died — he was one of two crew on a Melbourne-bound freight train that ploughed into the back of a broken-down train in thick fog. He says the men's actions saved lives on the stricken passenger train.

ABC News · Jun 16, 2022

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Insurance costs could rise by more than 1,000 per cent for Victorian alpine businesses

Amid a bumper snow season, operators face rising insurance costs of up to 800 per cent as a result of the Black Summer bushfires, which burnt through around 187,000 hectares of the alpine area.

ABC News · Jun 9, 2022

High petrol prices leads to increase in drive-offs in Albury and Wodonga

Police say high petrol prices have led to a spike in drive-offs

ABC News · Mar 24, 2022

Victorian farmers get more than 50,000 rapid antigen tests to ward off COVID-19 staff shortages

Three agencies have banded together to ensure farmers have enough RATs to test workers and continue operating.

ABC News · Feb 1, 2022

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