Central Victoria
Vic police search for missing campers
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A search has is underway for four campers missing near Trentham, north-east of Melbourne.
Echuca holds locust outbreak meeting
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Farmers have been given detailed information on how to control locusts at a meeting near Echuca today.
Echuca youth service faces closure
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Youth service Lead-On Echuca/Moama says it is threatened with closure due to a lack of funds.
Residents angry over $130,000 water wastage
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Local residents are angry that 450 megalitres of water drained into the previously dry Lake Boga this week.
Police warn of cheap plasma TV scam
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Police are warning that north-west Victorians are being targetted by a scam offering cheap plasma televisions.
Regional Vic house sales rise despite national slump
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The Housing Industry Association (HIA) says first home buyers are generally looking at regional centres to buy new homes.
Vic Govt confident of ambulance dispute's resolution
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The Victorian Government says it is hopeful its dispute with paramedics will be resolved soon.
Creditors of failed mine may get money
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There is a prospect that the unsecured creditors of troubled central Victorian mining company GBGM Operations will be returned all of their money.
Union demands DPI talks over research centre relocation
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A union is demanding the head of the Victorian Department of Primary Industries visit staff at Eildon to hear their concerns about a planned relocation.
Fed Govt says it will continue to support farmers
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The Federal Government is rejecting suggestions that it could cut Exceptional Circumstances (EC) funding for the Wimmera Mallee's farmers.
Fed Govt help needed for childcare centre, council says
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The Macedon Ranges Shire says it is calling for Federal Government assistance to help keep a Gisborne child care centre open.
Hospital program to reduce acute care numbers
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A new program at the Mount Alexander Hospital at Castlemaine aims to reduce the number of acute care admissions for people with chronic diseases.
55yo woman dies in car crash
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A 55-year-old woman was killed when her car hit a tree near Elmore, north of Bendigo, last night.
Locust hatchlings sighted near Echuca
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The Department of Primary Industries (DPI) says there have been sightings of newly hatched locusts west of Echuca.
Woman dies after crashing car into tree
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A woman has died in a single vehicle accident at Hunter, north of Bendigo in Victoria.
Police cracking down on Bendigo vandals
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The Victorian Government is urging the public to report any suspicious activity at schools to police.
Woodend childcare centre to remain open
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A childcare centre in Woodend in Victoria which was expected to close this month will remain open.
DPI prepares for hopper hatchings
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The Department of Primary Industries (DPI) will consider a combination of ground and aerial spraying of insecticide in an effort to control a new generation of young locusts in Victoria's central-north.
Koondrook fire brought under control
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Fire crews have controlled a small fire in at Koondrook, near Kerang in Victoria.
Police investigate Lake Boga attack
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Police are investigating an attack on a man outside a hotel at Lake Boga, near Swan Hill in Victoria on Saturday night.
Teen in hospital after NYE stabbing
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A 17-year-old boy is in a stable condition after being stabbed at a New Years Eve party in northern Victoria.
Police probe Sunshine, Bendigo school fires
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Firefighters are cleaning up after extinguishing a fire at a primary school at Sunshine in Melbourne's west this morning.
Dairy farmers union concerned over milk prices
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The United Dairy Farmers of Victoria says dairy giant Fonterra may cut farm-gate milk prices.
Bendigo water restrictions ease
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Bendigo and Heathcote residents in Victoria have moved to stage three water restrictions.
Victoria moves to save iconic gum trees, timber groups fume
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The NSW Government is being urged to look downriver to see how to save the centuries-old red gums along the Murray.
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