Emma D'Agostino

Residents in the regional Victorian community are concerned a proposed 665-hectare solar farm would change the microclimate of the renowned grape-growing region and drive away tourism.

Sarah Goninon wasn't taken seriously when she said she wanted to be an actor but has since become part of a theatre company to win international acclaim.

A few weeks ago, the Jones family was waking to icy cold winter mornings. Now, they're seeing how far their thumbs can take them on the journey from central Victoria to India. 

A small allotment of farming land helped Jo Huf set down roots in regional Victoria but she is struggling to grow her business because she isn't allowed to live on the land. 

Stranded Australian tourists in riot-stricken New Caledonia say they've been notified of French government flights back to Australia, but details are unclear.

The Mount Alexander Shire Council says it will approach the owners of a Campbells Creek bush block with compassion, but maintains the property is not liveable and its residents will be evicted.

When renting became unaffordable, single mum Beck Meyers started camping on a bush block she bought with a friend. Now, she, her children, and her friend are at risk of being evicted into homelessness by their local council. 

Powerlines have started numerous bushfires, including the Black Saturday catastrophe. Malcolm Hackett lost his home in the inferno and hopes new research into powerlines will help others survive.

A Victorian local laws officer says he leaves his car unlocked when he goes to speak with rough sleepers on council land in case he needs to make a quick exit.

Warren Acott, 66, was diagnosed with the condition seven months ago. From a pub in Victoria, he is taking a petition to Canberra in the hope of improving knowledge about the disease.

The 2023 Victorian Tree of the Year has lost massive limbs in what sounded like "a car crash". A Dja Dja Wurrung elder is urging greater protection of the significant river red gum.

It is understood the man got into difficulty and disappeared under water, sparking a police search that went into the night.  

Tony Palmer is among those calling for better infrastructure in small towns after the power went out this week, putting his wife's health at risk.

The owners of an award-winning farm helping to preserve the world's dwindling number of Clydesdale horses claim council red tape is jeopardising their Central Victorian business.

The rescue of a man and his dog from floodwaters in Victoria has highlighted a shortage of State Emergency Service volunteers in regional and rural areas, with it taking an hour for a non-local unit to get to the scene.

Regional Victorians were still dealing with the effects of the October 2022 floods when the latest weather events rolled through, adding to the damage. 

A Wedderburn man has been rescued by heroic community members after being trapped in his vehicle amid flash floods.

Emma and Dallas had feared that they and their nine children would be spending Christmas Day in the bush, but this week they received the best news they could have hoped for — a house they can call home for the next 18 months.

Afghan refugee Zia Alami supports newly arrived refugees by helping them lay the foundations for life in a new country by finding housing and enrolling children in school.

While their parents try their hardest to keep them safe, fed and at school, children are sleeping in tents in the dry ironbark forest of central Victoria, where the extremes of homelessness and bushfire risk are converging.

Victorian Special Operations Group police have launched a series of aerial raids in central Victoria, arresting foreign nationals and setting more than 1.4 tonnes of cannabis ablaze.

Staff say they can't understand why filming is taking place at the Malmsbury Youth Justice Centre while young people are still at the site, with the facility due to close next month.

A five-week review has secured the short-term future of the two units, but St John of God Bendigo Hospital says more patronage is needed to keep them open long-term.

A Victorian court has been told James Pualic had a Family Violence Intervention Order against him and was on bail when he allegedly killed Analyn Osias, who was at home with her children on Sunday night.

Those who knew her best have remembered Analyn "Logee" Osias as a mother, a beloved friend, a devoted member of her church and a woman who drew people from all walks of life together.