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Victoria restricts bee movement into Sunraysia as NSW varroa mite outbreak worsens

With 24 infestations of the deadly parasite now identified in NSW and the almond pollination season looming, Agriculture Victoria has taken steps to protect the north-west border region.

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Can a new department head get the politics out of infrastructure? (And is that a good idea anyway?)

Federal infrastructure policy has been rife with controversy for years: from the sports rorts scandal and dubious commuter car parks to overpriced land for the second Sydney airport. So notorious did the excesses become that they convinced the Morrison government’s critics to campaign for a strong anti-corruption commission during the…

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Benalla in Victoria's north-east struggles with Centrelink and NDIS support after offices close

When Benalla’s Centrelink and NDIS offices abruptly closed last year, residents were told there would be community consultation and a new site established. That has yet to happen.

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Cat containment policy for Victorian Bass Coast Shire Council delights conservationists

Cat owners will be fined if their pets are caught off their properties in a move welcomed by wildlife conservationists.

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Steph Ryan resigns as deputy leader of Victorian Nationals ahead of state election

After eight years in politics, Steph Ryan has announced her retirement. Her resignation, in the lead-up to the birth of her second child, means the Victorian Nationals have lost a third of its female MPs in one hit.

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Police post $1m reward over Vic cold case

Pamela Tascas has pleaded for information about the suspected murder of her son Trevor 16 years ago as Victoria Police offer a $1 million reward.

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Greater glider now endangered as logging, bushfires and global heating hit numbers

The cat-sized nocturnal marsupials, which are unique to Australia, live in areas from north Queensland to central Victoria

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Victoria records grim pandemic milestone with COVID deaths surpassing 4,000

As Omicron sub-variants BA.4 and BA.5 become dominant in Melbourne, the number of Victorians dying from COVID-19 continues to climb.

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Newly identified waterlily species is world’s largest

Leaves of species grown at Kew Gardens can reach up to three metres in the wild

The Guardian - UK

Victoria’s truth-telling commission requests extension to avoid replicating ‘colonial injustices’

Yoorrook commission says it needs time to create culturally appropriate model as interim report details ongoing pain of First Nations elders

The Guardian - AU

Yoorrook Justice Commission releases interim report detailing Aboriginal elders' experiences of racism

Aboriginal elders have recounted their experiences of discrimination, dispossession and child removal for a landmark Victorian inquiry.

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Vic truth-telling inquiry seeks extension

Tasked with creating a public record of Indigenous experiences since colonisation, Victoria's truth-telling inquiry has formally asked for a two-year extension.

AAP

‘I take pride in myself now’: Victoria to boost housing access for ex-prisoners

Former prisoners and politicians say having a place to call their own helps reintegrate offenders into society and reduces reoffending rates

The Guardian - AU

Children in out-of-home care are less likely to finish school. Victoria is launching an inquiry to understand why

Children have reported schools making them feel as if they were too much trouble, and of stigma and bullying

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Australian MP warns introduction of abortion protest buffer zones won’t be easy

AN Australian MP who introduced abortion clinic buffer zone legislation in her state has welcomed plans to further protect patients in Scotland, but…

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Aboriginal artefacts to return home to South Australia's Kaurna people after 150 years in Beechworth museum

After being kept in a regional Victorian museum for about 150 years, a collection of Aboriginal artefacts is being returned to the Kaurna people in South Australia.

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Australian virus border restrictions end

Australia's pandemic death toll has tipped past the grim milestone of 10,000 fatalities, as the country prepares to lift all border restrictions.

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State funeral to be held for Victorian Labor MP Jane Garrett after she dies from cancer at 49

Tributes across all sides of politics flow for former Victorian government minister Jane Garrett, who died six years after first being diagnosed with breast cancer.

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Victoria unveils gas phase-out plan

The state government is offering incentives for people to shift away from using the fossil fuel.

The Guardian - AU

To the sea or the trees? More Australians are choosing country life

For the first time, the population of capital cities has declined, with Covid the final straw for many to move to the regions

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Falls Festival rises again in Victoria after Colac Otway Shire grants two-year permit

Falls Festival will return to the state in December with a line-up that includes Arctic Monkeys and Lil Nas X after Colac Otway Shire granted organisers a two-year permit that will give the event a new home.

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Cheaper fees for some Victorian motorists under controversial VicRoads 'privatisation' deal

Victorians will get a discount for road safety and new drivers will get their licences for free under a controversial government deal to privatise part of VicRoads' functions.

AAP

Vic task force to tackle organised crime

Victoria Police have set up a new high-powered task force of 80 police officers led by a detective inspector to fight criminal gang activity in the state.

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Changes in Victoria from July 1 include money for power bill comparisons and increased tolls and fines

Increases to utility bills, council rates and road tolls from today are set to add to cost-of-living woes for Victorians.

The Guardian - AU

March of the penguin: the forces behind the secessionist Victorian Independence Movement

It has a modest but passionate online following. The ‘movement’ is premised on one big idea: ‘Vexit’

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