Japanese encephalitis virus threat for southern Australia when mosquitoes return Mosquitoes cause serious concerns in southern Australia, where a deadly virus was detected for the first time this year. ABC News · Jul 27, 2022
Wetland Revival Trust hopes to raise funds to buy Wirra-Lo conservation property in Victoria Thirty threatened species live on a conservation property in northern Victoria but its current owners are selling up. The Wetland Revival Trust hopes to buy the property to continue the environmental efforts. ABC News · Jul 27, 2022
Campaign's goal to eliminate Hepatitis C A new public health campaign is aiming to boost hepatitis C testing and treatment rates in Victoria so the virus can be eliminated by 2030. AAP · Jul 27, 2022
‘Out of step’: Victoria’s first openly gay MP slams Liberal party leadership over Moira Deeming preselection Former Liberal MP Andrew Olexander says he is ‘angered’ and ‘disappointed’ with party The Guardian - AU · Jul 27, 2022
Police appeal for help to identify skeletal remains found in Victoria's Dandenong Ranges in 2006 Victoria Police say they have tried all other avenues to identify the male skeletal remains, which were discovered in 2006 at Ferny Creek. By releasing a facial reconstruction, police hope someone will recognise the deceased man or be able to supply information. ABC News · Jul 27, 2022
Somerton man 'identified' as Carl Webb A University of Adelaide professor says he's identified the so-called Somerton man as Victorian engineer Carl Webb, ending an enduring mystery. AAP · Jul 27, 2022
Glasshouse expansion for protected cropping across the Goulburn Valley gets government tick A new six-hectare glasshouse in Victoria's Goulburn Valley will produce 4,000 tonnes of tomatoes every year, creating 60 new jobs for the site in the process. ABC News · Jul 26, 2022
Women Are Showing Great Potential In Driving The Development Of Web 3 Victoria, Seychelles — Global cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin has released the Web 3 Career Market report exploring professional engagement in the decentralized internet sector. The report compassed 3,608 internet users aware of Web 3 across Twitter and LinkedIn. Benzinga · Jul 26, 2022
‘Absolutely ridiculous’: experts condemn Victoria’s scaling back of COVID PCR testing State government guidelines state ‘targeted’ testing approach is for ‘clinically vulnerable people’ and other at-risk groups The Guardian - AU · Jul 26, 2022
Investigation into 1999 murder of teenager making 'good progress', police say Victoria Hall's naked body was found in a ditch in Creeting St Peter on September 24, 1999, five days after she was last seen alive. Suffolk police reopened their investigation in 2019 Daily Mirror · Jul 26, 2022
‘My number one issue’: Victoria Liberal candidate has history of attacking transgender rights Videos show Moira Deeming casting doubt on Covid vaccines and claiming schools encourage LGBTQ+ students to be ‘narcissistic’ The Guardian - AU · Jul 26, 2022
COVID hospitalisations in Australia pass January peak to hit new record States and territories across Australia are seeing a dramatic increase in the number of people in hospital with COVID, but intensive care admissions are falling. ABC News · Jul 26, 2022
Drug rehabilitation centres promised for regional Victoria by Liberal Party At least $36 million has been promised to boost alcohol and drug rehabilitation beds, with those in power stopping short of matching the commitment. ABC News · Jul 26, 2022
Missing Adelaide woman Colleen South's phone found in Port Noarlunga without its SIM card A phone belonging to missing Adelaide woman Colleen South is found in a Port Noarlunga playground more than 570 kilometres from where she was last seen across the border in Victoria. ABC News · Jul 26, 2022
The Guardian - AU · Jul 26, 2022 ‘A problem for all states’: Victoria bans embedded power networks in new unit blocks At least half a million Australians served by private electricity networks that prevent them seeking better deal
AAP · Jul 25, 2022 Vic to ban new 'embedded' power networks Private electricity networks will be banned in new Victorian apartment buildings from next year, with existing versions reformed as part of a statewide policy.
Daily Mirror · Jul 25, 2022 Teen, 15, dies after symptoms on overseas school trip blamed on 'homesickness' Timothy Fehring from Victoria, Australia, was constantly being sick into bins while on a tour of Vienna - but his symptoms were put down to "homesickness" and he was encouraged to carry on with activities
ABC News · Jul 25, 2022 Truck driver who killed four police officers on Melbourne's Eastern Freeway appeals sentence Mohinder Singh is appealing against the 22-year sentence he was handed over the deaths of four Victoria Police officers in 2020, arguing the penalty is too harsh.
ABC News · Jul 25, 2022 Victorian almond growers face massive beehive shortage for pollination, due to varroa mite outbreak Victorian beehives stranded in New South Wales due to the bee travel ban can now return home, but the state's almond industry is still facing a massive hive shortage.
The Guardian - AU · Jul 25, 2022 John Curtin hotel’s survival hopes buoyed by Victorian heritage win Pub with links to Bob Hawke recommended for heritage register in ‘vital step’ towards saving it from redevelopment
The Conversation · Jul 24, 2022 4 lessons for the Albanese government in making its climate targets law. We can’t afford to get this wrong As the new parliament sits for the first time this week, one issue will be in sharpest focus: enshrining a climate target into law. The Albanese government’s pre-election promise was to cut Australia’s emissions 43% on 2005 levels, by 2030.
The Guardian - AU · Jul 24, 2022 ‘Voters don’t want a culture war’: Victorian Liberals raise concerns over preselections Candidates include Evan Mulholland from the Institute of Public Affairs and Moira Deeming, who called for abortion laws to be repealed
ABC News · Jul 23, 2022 Kirkstall locals shocked to learn identity of suspected shooter in triple fatality Investigations continue into the murder-suicide at Kirkstall in western Victoria, where three men were found dead on Friday.
AAP · Jul 23, 2022 Police identify three Vic men found dead Two men found fatally injured beside a southwest Victorian road were aged 50 and 49, while a man discovered dead in a nearby house was 45, police say.
Evening Standard · Jul 22, 2022 London’s Victoria station to be reshaped in £30m overhaul Network Rail says transition to Gatwick Airport trains will be easier