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Driver pleads guilty to causing northern Victorian crash that killed five people
Christopher Dillon Joannidis has pleaded guilty to five counts of dangerous driving causing death over the crash at Strathmerton in northern Victoria last year.
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Courts and Trialsby Kristian Silva
Thousands of Victorians escalate rallying cry against potential hospital mergers, funding cuts
North-east Victorian residents express their anger about possible hospital service mergers as discussions about the future of the state's healthcare system intensify.
Published: Source: ABC SheppartonTopic: Health Policyby Callum Marshall, Ashlee Aldridge and Charmaine Manuel
Raids in northern Victoria and Melbourne allegedly uncover $12m worth of illegal tobacco
A remote property near the Victoria-New South Wales border is among several raided by organised crime squad detectives.
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Crime
Victoria's largest maximum security prison and another jail are set to close with job losses expected
Two Victorian jails, including the notorious Port Phillip Prison, are set to close with a new prison opening near Geelong.
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Prisons and Punishmentby Richard Willingham and Charmaine Manuel
Defence official sought champagne from French company during $1.2 billion munitions contract discussions
The auditor-general has revealed a Defence employee also gave confidential information to the foreign-owned defence contractor ahead of the lucrative deal, and then joined the business after it was awarded the contract.
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Defence and National Securityby Andrew Greene
You may not have heard of this berry, but these Victorian farmers are determined to change that
While elderberry can be found in everything from cordial to cosmetics around the globe, in Australia its health benefits and potential are only just beginning to be realised.
Published: Source: ABC RuralTopic: Agricultural Marketingby Faith Tabalujan
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
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A walking music festival celebrating two rivers
Down at the confluence of the Goulburn and Broken Rivers, you might not know that there's a walking music festival.
Duration: 3 minutes 49 seconds
Source: ListenTopic: Carnivals and Festivalsby Nic Healey
Bringing opera to the bush
When you think of opera, you might think of furs, gloves and the little glasses high society folk wear.
Duration: 4 minutes 6 seconds
Source: ListenTopic: Opera and Musical Theatreby Nic Healey
Chicken or the egg? Megg loves both
Megg Miller OAM knows a good chicken and a good egg.
Duration: 2 minutes 48 seconds
Source: ListenTopic: Agricultureby Faith Tabalujan
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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
Inmates nurse injured wildlife to health in prison program — but who is rehabilitating whom?
A regional Victorian prison program training inmates to rehabilitate injured native wildlife is giving more than just the animals a second chance.
Duration: 2 minutes
Source: ABC Goulburn MurrayTopic: Prisons and Punishmentby Jason Katsaras
For women fleeing family violence in this community, their postcode can determine the level of support
Billions of dollars of difference in funding between states is on show in a border community where a few kilometres can decide which level of support is available.
Source: ABC Goulburn MurrayTopic: Domestic Violenceby Jason Katsaras
'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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Know your ABCs in an emergency
This summer know your ABCs; action plan, be safe, connect with us. The ABC has a host of useful resources and tips on how to best prepare yourself for emergency weather so you can keep you and your household safe.
Published: Source: ABC EmergencyTopic: Bushfires
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