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Children witnessed 6yo boy being fatally struck by car near Geelong

Police have interviewed and released an 84-year-old woman who had allegedly fled the scene after she fatally hit a six-year-old.
Caleb sitting on the beach digging a hole in the sand smiling.

Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Road Accidents and Incidentsby Mikaela Ortolan and Natasha Schapova

More than 100 businesses linked to illegal tyre stockpile near Bendigo

About 10,000 tyres have been found at an illegal dump at Lockwood South, near Bendigo, sparking a statewide operation by the EPA.
A pile of dusty, worn out and damaged typres on a patch of dirt with a green tree behind it on a sunny day.

Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Recycling and Waste Management

Bitter broccoli ploughed into soil as epic dry continues in Victoria

One farmer in Victoria's west has lost hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of broccoli, during a dry spell described by another as the worst since the millennium drought.
A broccoli in the ground

Published: Source: ABC RuralTopic: Agricultureby Jane McNaughton

Australia on alert after UK detects world's first case of bird flu in sheep

Scientists call for the federal government to invest more in preventing the disease from spreading to Australia's $5 billion sheep meat industry.
A mob of sheep in a yard.

Published: Source: ABC RuralTopic: Biosecurityby Jane McNaughton

Shockingly relevant play is restaged 50 years after it was written

Classic Australian play The Removalists has been restaged half a century after it was written, and it reveals a shocking relevance to today. 
On a stage with audience seated behind, a man in police uniform sits back in his chair laughing vigorously.

Published: Source: ABC ArtsTopic: Theatre

School camp has been a rite of passage but might be a thing of the past

Once a rite of passage, overnight excursions for students in Victoria are becoming increasingly rare.
Kids in hi-vis vests enjoying the sunny view from a mountain overlooking green flat land, central Victoria.

Published: Source: ABC BallaratTopic: Educationby Charlotte Wilkes and Sharon Gordon

Former wards of the state face going back into care as they age

Frank Golding is one of an estimated 500,000 former foster children and wards of the state, many of whom are now facing the worrying prospect of returning to managed care in their twilight years.
A man standing at the side of a football oval

Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Child Abuseby Stephanie Ferrier

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Boy fatally struck by car at Teesdale, near Geelong

Police are interviewing a female driver following the death of a boy who was hit by a car while walking to school on Bannockburn-Shelford Road just after 8 a.m.
Boy dies going to school: aerial shot of road with police cars and cones
Duration: 1 minute 33 seconds

Source: ABC News

Scotsburn Fire

A fire in Scotsburn, near Ballarat, forced the evacuation of a local primary school.
Duration: 15 seconds

Source: ABC News

Questions raised over Victorian bushfire charity event

A charity event to support bushfire-affected communities in Victoria's west has been called off amid community concerns over the way it was organised.
Duration: 2 minutes 28 seconds

Source: ABC News

Australia's carp problem

European carp numbers have exploded across south eastern Australia in the past two years.
Duration: 45 seconds

Source: ABC News

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