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Chiltern cherry growers Bill and Lois Hotson say customers are already placing end-of-year orders for the fruit, which is normally harvested from Melbourne Cup Day through to Christmas, and this season looks like a bumper crop.

The moth or the butterfly? The stick insect or the hoverfly? The beetle or the bee? Can you guess which is the inaugural ABC Australian Insect of the Year?   

Australia's consumer watchdog has given Chemist Warehouse's merger plans a green light. Those who work behind the pharmacy counter in regional areas have mixed views of the news.

A machine that revolutionised printing in the 19th Century is among the equipment being maintained by a team dedicated to preserving a small town's history.

The Bureau of Meteorology is warning vast parts of the east of the country will experience above-average temperatures, raising fire risks from today.

The next edition of a historic ski race in which competitors reach speeds up to 120 kilometres per hour has been cancelled.

Builders in Ballarat say the lure of more work and money in Melbourne is taking away the vital workforce needed to meet the government's ambitious regional 2051 housing targets.

Wiradjuri elder Aunty Elaine Burton, who has liver cancer, is one of many residents who have turned to Seymour's Goranwarrabul House for support. The community is now fighting for it to reopen after the house ran out of funding.

A magistrate has told victims of an explosion at a gin distillery that no sentence imposed on the business can undo the personal toll on them.

As governments around the world turn to artificial intelligence and autonomous weapons in conflict, human rights advocates and scientists are calling for stronger frameworks to guide their use.

Inadequate or missing essential services, including water and sewerage, are frustrating new homeowners and holding up the construction of thousands more dwellings in regional Victoria, say developers.

Margaret Atchison could be the last person still alive who saw a Dutch aircraft in southern NSW skies before residents helped it land safely 90 years ago.

The Victorian government has confirmed it wants to fast-track housing construction in the regional areas just as it does in Melbourne and has hinted at limiting appeal opportunities as part of achieving this goal. 

There are deep concerns about "neo-Nazi, fascist idiots" in a NSW border town after residents found white supremacist material in their letterboxes.

A report reveals people living in regional Victoria are almost twice as likely to seek abortions after 12 weeks' gestation than those living in metropolitan areas.

A dozen Victorian councils will begin their new term of government under the watchful eyes of an independent monitor. Who are municipal monitors and what do they do?

When Tony Osborn retired from the military, an unexpected conversation prompted him to start travelling Australia helping farmers recover from natural disasters.

After an "eloquent" request, Kai was told the duo would play at his end-of-year afterparty if he could secure 50,000 likes on Instagram. That's more than the population of his entire town.

Despite speculation that support for the monarchy would falter under King Charles III, youth membership is reportedly on the rise.

Some university students studying secondary teaching say the violent and sexist behaviour they have witnessed during school placements has made them want to drop out of their degrees.