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The Latest Breaking News from Victoria

As Australian drowning deaths increase, one community has an idea to keep people safer

Drowning deaths in Australian waters are at a 10-year high. A small community on Victoria's Surf Coast believes an ocean skills centre to create a generation of qualified lifesavers could be the answer to bringing that figure down.

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Flood evacuees return, others await peak

Residents in an outback town will spend New Year's Eve worried about flooding as Top End communities return home a week after a rare inundation.

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Victoria issues health warning as potentially lethal Strep A cases rise

A state health department has issued a warning about a disease responsible for several deaths in the UK over the last couple of months.

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Government says Australian Open off limits

A Victorian government minister says the Australian Open is going nowhere, after tournament boss Craig Tiley said Melbourne risked losing the grand slam event.

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State-funded COVID testing sites close in Victoria as free RATs offered instead of PCRs

State-funded PCR testing centres will stop operating in Victoria today, but free RATs will be offered at community centres.

ABC News

Warning over NYE fireworks 'disasters'

Victoria's emergency services are sounding the alarm about illegal fireworks heading into the New Year, warning they can land people in hospital or prison.

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Australian killed fighting Russia in Ukraine, says government

Sage O’Donnell, from Victoria, is at least the fourth Australian to die in the war in Ukraine.

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Extreme heat hits South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania and New South Wales

Large parts of the country are sweltering through high temperatures for the first time this summer, with South Australia experiencing what is expected to be its hottest day since January 2021.

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Girl dies in Lake Nagambie, as teenager who drowned on Boxing Day remembered by family

A five-year-old girl dies in a lake in Victoria's north, bringing the total number of water-related deaths across the state to four in three days.

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How Australia is recovering from the pandemic’s migration slow down

During the early stages of the pandemic we experienced negative net overseas migration for the first time since World War II in 2020/21.

The New Daily

Charges laid over failed recycling program

Victoria's Environment Protection Authority has laid charges after the nation's largest soft plastic recycling scheme was shut down.

AAP

Former MVAC CEO and Hawthorn racism report author denies wrongdoing amid reports of financial crime investigation

Phil Egan "categorically" denies stealing from a Victorian Aboriginal cooperative following media reports he was involved in an investigation of alleged fraud at the organisation.

ABC News

Soft plastics recycling operator REDcycle charged by Victoria's environmental watchdog

Victoria's environmental watchdog charges the operators of the REDcycle program used by major supermarkets, alleging the company secretly stockpiled plastic bags.

ABC News

Victorians warned as streptococcal on rise

Victoria's chief health officer has issued a health warning on invasive group A streptococcal disease following an increase in cases

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Victorian caravan park owners struggle to secure affordable insurance

Caravan park owners are struggling to find affordable insurance cover as prices continue to rise, with the Insurance Council of Australia saying some insurers have pulled out of the market.

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Magistrate rejects application to exclude evidence obtained illegally in wildlife cruelty case

An application to throw out evidence against a woman who allegedly killed hundreds of birds of prey in northern Victoria has been rejected.

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Avatar sequel character named after John Garvin, who supervised film cast and crew's safety under water

John Garvin, from Yackandandah in north-east Victoria, has spent the past four years working with James Cameron on Avatar: The Way of Water, and had a character named after him.

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PM safe driving plea as crash kills child

A six-year-old boy is dead and a four-year-old boy is in hospital after a crash near the NSW-Victorian border.

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For Texans, Jason David Frank Leaves Behind ‘Mighty’ Strong Memories

Tommy Oliver, the original Green Ranger, is fondly remembered at Texas fan conventions from Dallas to Victoria.

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In Great News For Your Nussy, Victorians Can Score 2 Free Packets Of RATs Until December 31

The RATs are going to love this announcement.

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Victorian storm leaves power outages, flash flooding, and hail in its wake

Thousands of Victorians lose power as a storm front moves across the state's south, leaving flash flooding and large hailstones in its wake.

AAP

Andrews errs on youth detention stats

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews "misspoke" when indicating no kids under 14 are in detention, as pressure mounts to raise the age of criminal responsibility.

ABC News

Triple-0 call centre fails to meet answer time targets after $115m spend by Vic government

A report has found Victoria's embattled emergency call centre answered just 64 per cent of calls within five seconds last financial year, well below the benchmark of 90 per cent.

ABC News

Farmers shocked by shooting death of 'pet' bull, Mansfield Police report widespread illegal spotlighting

The recent alleged spotlight shooting of a bull in regional Victoria is part of a worrying trend, police say, with reports of homes and livestock hit by bullets.

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Victorian council to trial tiny house on wheels to combat housing crisis

A regional Victorian Council is running a two year trial in a bid to combat cost-of-living and employment pressures.

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