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Melbourne and Victoria’s best nature and wildlife experiences

Whether you’re on a whistlestop tour or a slower voyage, from whales and waterfalls, wildflowers and wombats – and everything inbetween – Melbourne and Victoria are brimming with awe-inspiring, nature-focused destinations to discover. Decorated with mighty peaks, incredible coastlines and over 100 reserves and parks, the region lends itself to…

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Australia’s best road trip: the ultimate guide to the Great Southern Touring Route

Australia’s legendary landscapes lend themselves to unforgettable road trips, and the Great Southern Touring Route might easily fit the bill as one of the world’s most iconic. In this guide, we trace the highlights of the State of Victoria, taking in ocean vistas and wildlife-packed national parks en route

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How to spend 72 hours in Melbourne

Combine a cutting-edge, cultural city break with a world of natural wonders in this diverse destination

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Food trails and vineyard tours in Melbourne and Victoria

Embark on a culinary adventure through Victoria’s stunning wine regions, packed with must-explore estates and delicious eateries

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With native forest logging in Victoria to end early, hundreds of workers face an uncertain future

Employees ‘blindsided’ by the government’s decision must now consider retraining at Tafe as the state’s native timber resources run dry

The Guardian - AU

Coronial inquest to investigate deadly Murray Valley Highway intersection at Strathmerton that claimed six lives in 14 months

An inquest will look at what can be done to improve safety at a notorious Murray Valley Highway intersection following Victoria's deadliest crash in more than a decade.

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Victoria emerges as frontrunner to replace Collingwood Super Netball side

Victoria still looks likely to have two Super Netball teams despite Collingwood's decision to withdraw from the competition.

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Victorian Opposition Leader John Pesutto shrugs off UN official's comments in defence of Moira Deeming

Under-pressure Victorian Liberal leader John Pesutto has swatted away criticism from a top UN official about his treatment of expelled Liberal Moira Deeming, saying he was more focused on the state's budget.

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Coroner investigating deadly regional intersection

A coroner is investigating a deadly Victorian intersection where two crashes occurred more than a year apart, including one that killed five people and a dog.

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Cost of living, power prices driving Victorians into food relief program, Uniting says

A social welfare organisation says by the end of the month it will have served 1,000 more meals than it did at this time last year, and that younger people and women are among those presenting for the first time.

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Victorian parliament to hold inquiry into pig welfare following alleged abattoir break-ins

Animal Justice MP Georgie Purcell says the parliamentary inquiry will focus on gassing methods and forms of confinement in the pork industry.

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Environment minister raises hopes new laws could include federal ban on native forest logging

Tanya Plibersek confirms regional forestry agreements will be covered by upgraded federal environment laws, hinting government may follow Victoria’s lead

The Guardian - AU

Debt-hit Victoria must press on with big build: Andrews

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has pushed back on suggestions his government should have cut spending on major projects to tame record debt.

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Victoria's native timber logging communities shocked by acceleration of industry's end

Victoria's decision to bring forward the end of native timber harvesting was meant to bring certainty, but it has not eased the pain in timber communities.

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Students rescued from school bus trapped in embankment

Sixteen children have been rescued from a school bus that is trapped in an embankment in regional Victoria.

The Guardian - AU

Cold snap with damaging winds, hail and snow forecast for Australia’s south-east

Severe weather warnings for wind gusts of up 100km/h issued for Tasmania, Victoria and NSW, BoM says

The Guardian - AU

Victoria’s austere budget leaves community service organisations fearing for their clients

Youth counsellor Daniel Lennox says his service may have to close, leaving vulnerable people without support

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Victoria shows Australia how to finally abolish stamp duty once and for all

Major state tax reforms are few and far between in Australia, which is what makes Tuesday‘s Victorian budget very, very significant.

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About 300,000 Victorians who use negative gearing could claim land tax hikes as deductions

Premier says levy is ‘tax deductible’ as ATO says 304,942 Victorians used negative gearing in 2019/20

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Rescuers pull two people from water after boat goes up in flames in Melbourne's Port Phillip Bay

Police say the two Melbourne men, aged 61 and 59, jumped from the motor cruiser into the water with life jackets before the boat was engulfed by flames.

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Uber’s Revealed The Highest-Rated City In Australia So Take A Bow You Polite Motherfuckers

Looks like Victoria needs to learn some manners.

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Concerns Victorian budget's new land tax will be passed onto renters

There are fears landlords will pass on the cost of a new land tax introduced in the Victorian state budget onto renters, a concern the treasurer has rejected as "specious logic".

AAP

Possum poo holds the key to Burili ulcer outbreaks

A new surveillance system uses possum poo to detect possible outbreaks of a flesh-eating disease in Victoria.

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Land tax change not Vic renters' biggest issue: Andrews

Business, housing and school lobby groups have lashed the Victorian budget over a series of debt-reducing measures to help repay the state's mounting borrowing.

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Early exit from logging could 'devastate' Vic regions

The timber industry has slammed the Victorian government's decision to bring forward the end of commercial logging in the state.

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