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Cold weather prompts warning to service gas heaters as house fires, poisoning linked to appliances
As households with gas heaters fire them up for winter, tradies and firefighters fear many do not understand the safety risks they pose if not properly maintained.
Published: Source: ABC Broken HillTopic: Heating and Coolingby Oliver Brown
Two migrant farm workers dead, nine injured in minibus crash near Mildura, with Calder Highway closed
Two people are dead and nine have been injured, two of them critically, in a serious minibus crash that has closed a major highway in Victoria's north-west.
Duration: 3 minutes 59 seconds
Published: Source: ABC Mildura-Swan HillTopic: Road Accidents and Incidentsby Emile Pavlich and Sarah Buchecker
On this frosty morning train ride, some passengers say lower regional fares have changed their morning commute
Reduced prices have seen V/Line passenger numbers increase but the promised extra rail services haven't appeared — which can lead to packed carriages and longer commutes.
Published: Source: ABC BallaratTopic: Public Transportby Rhiannon Stevens
Keeping 'old way' Italian traditions alive, the Timpanos are living la dolce vita on the Murray River
In the semi-arid riverside town of Irymple in Victoria, 70-year-old Pat and 68-year-old Gina Timpano are keeping the traditional spirit of the Mediterranean coastline alive.
Duration: 2 minutes 23 seconds
Published: Source: ABC Mildura-Swan HillTopic: Food and Cookingby Tamara Clark
'Leading with a stick': Victoria's stronger minimum rental standards raise concerns
A property lecturer says while the changes could lead to a more equitable quality of life, they also may lead to investors choosing to swap from long-term leases to short-term accommodation.
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Rental Housingby Emile Pavlich and Lexie Jeuniewic
Volunteer firefighters go on strike over renewables projects, transmission lines
Volunteer firefighters from dozens of brigades in north central Victoria will refuse to fight fires at properties hosting renewable energy plants or transmission lines.
Published: Source: ABC RuralTopic: Farmersby Angus Verley
Rule-breaching miner's billion-dollar plan raises red flags for farmers
Farmers fear a company that "couldn't do the right thing" when exploring western NSW for rare earth minerals won't be able to manage if its project goes into full production.
Published: Source: ABC RuralTopic: Mining and Metals Industryby Else Kennedy
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SFNL umpires want to make 'good' relationship 'a lot better'
Josh says money, fitness and a love of the game are motivations for becoming an umpire
Duration: 10 minutes 14 seconds
Source: ABC Mildura-Swan HillTopic: Sportwith Andrew Murdoch
'Does the department even care about Robinvale College': School staffer speaks out
The college has been without a permanent principal since the beginning of 2023.
Duration: 9 minutes 7 seconds
Source: ABC Mildura-Swan HillTopic: Educationwith Andrew Murdoch
From elections to appointments: The Lower Murray Water move which has upset irrigators
Frank Demasi was the last chair of the Strategic Advisory Committee and says the move to cease elections for customer committees "defeats the purpose of an advisory group".
Duration: 13 minutes 40 seconds
Source: ABC Mildura-Swan HillTopic: Waterwith Andrew Murdoch
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Dolce vita on the Murray River
When they left the old country Sunraysia's Italian migrant community brought with them a way of life and food that probably no longer exists in their former homeland.
Duration: 2 minutes 23 seconds
Source: ABC Mildura-Swan Hill
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On this frosty morning train ride, some passengers say lower regional fares have changed their morning commute
Reduced prices have seen V/Line passenger numbers increase but the promised extra rail services haven't appeared — which can lead to packed carriages and longer commutes.
Source: ABC BallaratTopic: Public Transportby Rhiannon Stevens
Keeping 'old way' Italian traditions alive, the Timpanos are living la dolce vita on the Murray River
In the semi-arid riverside town of Irymple in Victoria, 70-year-old Pat and 68-year-old Gina Timpano are keeping the traditional spirit of the Mediterranean coastline alive.
Duration: 2 minutes 23 seconds
Source: ABC Mildura-Swan HillTopic: Food and Cookingby Tamara Clark
'I'm obsessed, it's my whole life': Maxi and other young women are changing the face of shearing
Once a rare sight in a shearing shed, women are now working alongside men in one of the toughest jobs in the country. Here's why that's very good news for the industry.
Source: ABC RuralTopic: Womenby Angus Verley
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Blak.. Loud And Proud with Loren Ryan
Join us on Sunday, 7th July for ABC Radio’s national NAIDOC Concert Special! Listen on your radio or the ABC listen app in the evening after the footy.
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Horse trainer Darren Weir receives two-year ban for using an electrical device on horses in 2018
The Victorian Racing Tribunal disqualifies Darren Weir from racing for another two years for using an electronic shock device known as a jigger on three horses.
Source: ABC BallaratTopic: Horse Racing
Triathlete, 75, would have been a victim of Australia's 'silent killer' if not for quick-thinking strangers
Greg Messer collapsed and clinically died — for more than 15 minutes — after a cardiac arrest in October 2020 following a triathlon swim, but the actions of those nearby who knew CPR saved his life.
Duration: 2 minutes 31 seconds
Source: ABC Wide BayTopic: Public Health
Daughter of man killed in suspected arson attack in Melbourne's west joins calls for information
Two Sunshine North men were killed when the factory they were sleeping in was destroyed by a fire that police believe was deliberately lit.
Source: ABC NewsTopic: Arson
Horse trainer Darren Weir receives two-year ban for using an electrical device on horses in 2018
The Victorian Racing Tribunal disqualifies Darren Weir from racing for another two years for using an electronic shock device known as a jigger on three horses.
Source: ABC BallaratTopic: Horse Racingby Rochelle Kirkham and Laura Mayers
Triathlete, 75, would have been a victim of Australia's 'silent killer' if not for quick-thinking strangers
Greg Messer collapsed and clinically died — for more than 15 minutes — after a cardiac arrest in October 2020 following a triathlon swim, but the actions of those nearby who knew CPR saved his life.
Duration: 2 minutes 31 seconds
Source: ABC Wide BayTopic: Public Healthby James Taylor and Lucy Loram
'Up-and-coming Barossa Valley' pushes back against large solar farm
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.
Source: ABC Central VictoriaTopic: Solar Energyby Emma D'Agostino
Sitting in Ashley detention centre for months, youth often have 'no idea' where their court cases are up to
The criminal justice system is complex. But imagine being a young offender, with limited access to legal advice, sitting on remand for months in a youth detention centre. That is the reality in Tasmania, but there are calls for change.
Published: Source: StatelineTopic: Law, Crime and Justiceby Adam Holmes
'Disappointed' O'Connell forced out of Olympics as young gun Gadecki prepares for Games debut
Injuries force out Chris O'Connell on the eve of the Olympics, while Olivia Gadecki marks her incredible rise with a Games debut as Australia finalises its tennis squad for Paris.
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Summer Olympic Games
How a boy from Ballarat wound up pitching himself to Eddie Murphy to direct the new Beverly Hills Cop
Mark Molloy moved to LA a decade ago to pursue his dream of directing a Hollywood feature film. But it was an advertisement he made that helped him score his debut: directing one of the world's biggest stars in the reboot of Beverly Hills Cop.
Published: Source: ABC EntertainmentTopic: Film (Arts and Entertainment)
Whales were happier during the COVID pandemic when humans weren't around, scientists find
Scientists find eastern Australian humpback whales benefited from a reduction in human activity on the ocean during the first year of the pandemic, recording lower levels of the stress hormone cortisol.
Published: Source: ABC Radio BrisbaneTopic: Whalesby Kenji Sato
