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250km-long underground transmission line proposed for Victoria

The company behind a proposed new underground transmission line for Victoria says if it were to go ahead, it would delay the need to build two controversial projects.

A photo of a power point at a wall with three black cords plugged in and the power turned on.

Published: 2m agoThu 20 Mar 2025 at 7:31pmSource: ABC RuralTopic: Energy Industryby Angus Verley and Jane McNaughton

Family lays to rest 100yo murder mystery after unmarked grave found

An unmarked grave, believed to belong to a murdered mother and child, has been found in a cemetery survey, ending a 100-year-old mystery.

An archival photo of Maria Langley aged 18. She's got curly hair, a neckalce and a 19th century victorian era dress,

Published: SatSat 15 Mar 2025 at 5:38amSource: ABC WimmeraTopic: Crimeby Gillian Aeria

Theatre group's additions help put neurodivergent audiences at ease

A Victorian theatre company is letting audiences know when lights will flash or music will change abruptly or how people might react during certain moments.

A woman and a child sit next to each other in a theatre

Published: 12 Mar 2025Wed 12 Mar 2025 at 11:49pmSource: ABC Mildura-Swan HillTopic: Autism Spectrum Disorderby Sarah Buchecker

Water storage tank bursts flooding Nhill streets and damaging homes, structures

Almost 2 megalitres of water flooded streets in a small western Victorian town on Wednesday after the town's drinking water storage tank had a "catastrophic failure" according to the local water authority.

a backyard with cubby house covered in floodwater

Published: 12 Mar 2025Wed 12 Mar 2025 at 8:47amSource: ABC WimmeraTopic: Water Supplyby Andrew Kelso and Emile Pavlich

Esoteric Festival cancellation leaves thousands stranded in tiny town

The festival is the biggest event on the calendar for the town of Donald, but after a late cancellation the blame game is underway.

A shitless young man and two young women with long hair stand in a rural area on a clear day.

Published: 7 Mar 2025Fri 7 Mar 2025 at 10:14pmSource: ABC WimmeraTopic: Carnivals and Festivalsby Kellie Lazzaro, Gillian Aeria and Andrew Kelso

Esoteric Festival organisers 'gutted' at last-minute event cancellation

The Esoteric Musical Festival in north-west Victoria has been cancelled at the last minute after its permit application was knocked back by the local council's building surveyor.

A mass of people dance under backlit colourful sails in the middle of the bush scrub

Published: 6 Mar 2025Thu 6 Mar 2025 at 6:28pmSource: ABC NewsTopic: Carnivals and Festivalsby Andi Yu Andi Yu

Labor pitches $1b freeway upgrade to Melbourne's west ahead of election

Labor announces a $1.1 billion Western Highway upgrade, with most of the funding to go towards improving the freeway between Melton and Caroline Springs.

Published: 6 Mar 2025Thu 6 Mar 2025 at 2:28amSource: ABC BallaratTopic: Roadsby Laura Mayers and Kellie Lazzaro

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A rare bird legacy

George Cullinan was a farmer all his life.

Duration: 2 minutes 7 seconds

Source: ABC WimmeraTopic: Birdswith Rebekah Lowe

A haven for the Master's snake

Across the country, more and more private land owners are realising their properties could be key to conserving Australian plants and animals.

A closeup of a small brown snake with orange markings against a thumb

Duration: 3 minutes 37 seconds

Source: ABC WimmeraTopic: Conservationby Andrew Kelso

Energy projects and Dyurrite are 'hot topics' for Horsham's new mayor

Cr Ross was the only returning councillor elected for another four years.

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Duration: 4 minutes 39 seconds

Source: ABC WimmeraTopic: Local Government

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Little Desert Nature Lodge dingo enclosure

A dingo breeding enclosure at the Little Desert Nature Lodge which was impacted by bushfire this month.

Duration: 20 seconds

Source: ABC News

Dr Anne Webster has paid for a Horsham shopfront window display

Duration: 2 minutes 8 seconds

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Grampians National Park on fire

ABC News reporter Julia Bergin with the latest on the Victorian bushfires

Duration: 3 minutes 26 seconds

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Zoologists work with farmers to discover critically endangered snake populations

Because it's so sensitive to fire, finding the Masters' Snake had been a challenge, to the point where none had been discovered since the 1980s.

Duration: 2 minutes 8 seconds

Source: ABC News

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Family lays to rest 100yo murder mystery after unmarked grave found

An unmarked grave, believed to belong to a murdered mother and child, has been found in a cemetery survey, ending a 100-year-old mystery.

Source: ABC WimmeraTopic: Crimeby Gillian Aeria

'It's not the way of country people': Division brews over renewables

Division is widespread in rural Australian communities over the roll-out of renewable energy projects, with neighbours and lifelong friends in conflict over proposed developments.

Source: ABC RuralTopic: Wind Energyby Angus Verley and Emile Pavlich

Residents near Grampians vow to stay after two bushfires in 12 months

One family who lost everything in the February 2024 Pomonal fire says they wouldn't be rebuilding if it wasn't for their love of the community.

a man in a hat looks out over blackened trees

Source: ABC BallaratTopic: Bushfiresby Laura Mayers, Rebekah Lowe, Steve Martin and Andrew Kelso

Zoologists discover population of rare desert snake in Victoria

The Masters' snake, known to be sensitive to fire, has been found on private, unburnt land in the Victorian Mallee.

A small, thin brown snake curls around the fingers of a man's hand

Duration: 2 minutes 8 seconds

Source: ABC WimmeraTopic: Conservationby Andrew Kelso

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Published: 9 Dec 2024Mon 9 Dec 2024 at 5:23amSource: ABC EmergencyTopic: Bushfires

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'Not our best performance': Hawks want improvement despite unbeaten start

Undefeated through their opening three matches, the Hawks are not getting carried away with their start to the season, which continued with a gritty 20-point win over the Blues at the MCG.

Three Hawthorn AFL players celebrate a goal against the Blues.

Source: ABC NewsTopic: AFL

Saving tennis or grabbing power?

Legitimate concerns about revenue share and workload or a push for control and money? A players association co-founded by Novak Djokovic has filed legal action aimed at disrupting the structure of tennis. Nick Kyrgios is among the signatories.

Nick Kyrgios and Novak Djokovic embrace after 2022 men's Wimbledon final.

Duration: 14 minutes 57 seconds

Source: ListenTopic: Sport

Rising Matildas talent talks 'huge emotional toll' of repeated ACLs

Holly McNamara is set to play a starring role in Melbourne City's AFC Women's Champions League quarterfinal against Taiwanese club Taichung Blue Whale.

Source: ABC NewsTopic: A-League Women

Can SA close out their Sheffield Shield drought?

There was bulk drama on the final day of the Sheffield Shield and in the end it was Queensland who rose into the final with SA. The storylines are as varied as they are unlikely. Usman Khawaja's odd absence which is still creating confusion.

Cricket players from South Australia hold up a large shield among fans

Duration: 14 minutes 54 seconds

Source: ListenTopic: Sport

Victoria News

Tougher bail laws to come into effect after marathon Victorian parliament sitting

The Victorian government's bail reforms will become law, with the legislation passing both houses of parliament in a sitting that stretched late into last night.

Source: ABC NewsTopic: Laws

Mystery of 'stolen' therapy horse Rosie solved

A cherished therapy horse feared stolen from a Central Victorian property has been found unharmed by police.

black and white horse with her mane braided

Source: ABC Central VictoriaTopic: People With Disabilityby Josie Taylor, Sarah Lawrence, Rebecca Norman and Fiona Parker

'Not our best performance': Hawks want improvement despite unbeaten start

Undefeated through their opening three matches, the Hawks are not getting carried away with their start to the season, which continued with a gritty 20-point win over the Blues at the MCG.

Source: ABC NewsTopic: AFLby Marnie Vinall

Community needs to be protected from violent 15yo boy, says magistrate

A Victorian magistrate has extended a violent teenager's time behind bars, saying the community needs to be protected from the 15-year-old boy.

Two police cars are parked in the middle of a street which is taped off with police tape.

Source: ABC NewsTopic: Courtsby Kristian Silva

National News

250km-long underground transmission line proposed for Victoria

The company behind a proposed new underground transmission line for Victoria says if it were to go ahead, it would delay the need to build two controversial projects.

Published: 2m agoThu 20 Mar 2025 at 7:31pmSource: ABC RuralTopic: Energy Industryby Angus Verley and Jane McNaughton

Don't demonise asylum seekers, human rights groups warn politicians

A coalition of refugee and human rights groups writes to the leaders of Australia's largest political parties ahead of the federal election.

A man holds up a sign saying '10 years in limbo' with parliament house out of focus in the background

Published: 15m agoThu 20 Mar 2025 at 7:18pmSource: ABC NewsTopic: Refugeesby Olivia Caisley

Sub-zero temperatures can't cool an 'infectious' love for cricket

Cricket in the Snowy Mountains is being rejuvenated by a group of passionate and talented Indian and Pakistani players — even in the dead of winter.

A man in a red cricket outfit standing on a cricket pitch, throwing a ball.

Published: 18m agoThu 20 Mar 2025 at 7:15pmSource: ABC South East NSWTopic: Cricketby Floss Adams and Isla Evans

Vanuatu's capital is a ghost town — some say it might be 'finished'

Vanuatu is one of the most disaster-prone nations on the planet, with cyclones, earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. And its people now face an unsettling question: how many disasters can one nation take?

A chrome coloured crushed ute abandoned on the street in Port Vila's town centre.

Published: 24m agoThu 20 Mar 2025 at 7:09pmSource: The PacificTopic: Earthquakesby Hugo Hodge and Lillyrose Welwel Lillyrose Welwel

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250km-long underground transmission line proposed for Victoria

Family lays to rest 100yo murder mystery after unmarked grave found

Theatre group's additions help put neurodivergent audiences at ease

Water storage tank bursts flooding Nhill streets and damaging homes, structures

Esoteric Festival cancellation leaves thousands stranded in tiny town

Esoteric Festival organisers 'gutted' at last-minute event cancellation

Labor pitches $1b freeway upgrade to Melbourne's west ahead of election

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A rare bird legacy

A haven for the Master's snake

Energy projects and Dyurrite are 'hot topics' for Horsham's new mayor

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Little Desert Nature Lodge dingo enclosure

Dr Anne Webster has paid for a Horsham shopfront window display

Grampians National Park on fire

Zoologists work with farmers to discover critically endangered snake populations

Family lays to rest 100yo murder mystery after unmarked grave found

'It's not the way of country people': Division brews over renewables

Residents near Grampians vow to stay after two bushfires in 12 months

Zoologists discover population of rare desert snake in Victoria

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'Not our best performance': Hawks want improvement despite unbeaten start

Saving tennis or grabbing power?

Rising Matildas talent talks 'huge emotional toll' of repeated ACLs

Can SA close out their Sheffield Shield drought?

Tougher bail laws to come into effect after marathon Victorian parliament sitting

Mystery of 'stolen' therapy horse Rosie solved

'Not our best performance': Hawks want improvement despite unbeaten start

Community needs to be protected from violent 15yo boy, says magistrate

250km-long underground transmission line proposed for Victoria

Don't demonise asylum seekers, human rights groups warn politicians

Sub-zero temperatures can't cool an 'infectious' love for cricket

Vanuatu's capital is a ghost town — some say it might be 'finished'

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