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One dead in Balliang crash
A WOMAN has died and four others, including three children, have been injured after their car crashed into a tree on a rural road west of Melbourne.
Two die in plane crash
TWO people are dead after a vintage plane clipped trees and exploded in a fireball at an airstrip in central Victoria yesterday.
Govt urged to declare natural disaster
The NSW Government is being urged to declare a series of natural disaster zones in the state's flood-hit north.
Fire-hit towns try to shed the past
AS the third anniversary of the Black Saturday fires approaches, the mayor of the worst affected communities says they no longer want to be defined by the disaster.
Thousands party at Tamworth
It doesn't get much more country than the annual cavalcade at the Tamworth Country Music Festival.
Activists burn Aussie flag
INDIGENOUS activists have burned the Australian flag in an angry response to condemnation of a riot by Aboriginal tent embassy activists.
Foreign raiders reporting cap rises
THE threshold for reporting foreign investment in Australia has increased from $231 million to $244 million this month.
Avian influenza detected in ducks
A COMMERCIAL duck farm on two sites north-west of Melbourne are in quarantine after birds tested positive to Low Pathogenic Avian Influenza.
Two hurt in Lake Eildon fire
TWO people have suffered serious burns in a houseboat fire at Lake Eildon.
Ducks strip rice crops
RICE growers have walked away from 4500ha of crop after duck and wind damage in the Riverina.
Stawell hospital in the dark over rape claims
THE medical regulator failed to tell a Victorian hospital its only obstetrician was being investigated over rape allegations.
Insurance premiums soar
TORUMBARRY dairy farmers Sally Mitchell and Barry Ashwin were shocked last October when their insurance bill rose almost $2000.
Rabbit funds fury
FARMERS have threatened to withdraw from the fight against a new plague of rabbits in Victoria's northwest.
ID is key for cattle future
NEW live export protocols tracing Australian cattle along the supply chain should prevent any future trade shutdowns.
Beefed up Aussie exports
AUSTRALIA's beef industry will export 975,000 tonnes this year, setting a new record.
Eat Australian campaign launched
AS the hours tick down to Australia Day shoppers are being asked to fill their plates with Aussie produce.
No fire plan? Big risk
WORRIED firefighters have launched a campaign to convince Victorian homeowners to help save their own lives.
Flower supply goes in house
FLOWER wholesaler and exporter Adrian Parsons has a whole lot more respect for farmers and their production issues.
Girls footy in O&M
THE popularity of girls football continues to grow with the Ovens and Murray league announcing a new competition in 2012.
Celebrate Australia Day
RURAL communities are celebrating Australia Day in marvellous ways, writes SARAH HUDSON
Wide load on the coast
READER Patty Farnell sent in this picture we presumed was in some crazy country with lax road rules.
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Eat well for our economy
DONALD must fight to save a local food producer from disappearing, writes GRAEME HARRIS
Barley prices hard to predict
GRAIN markets are a balance between capturing price peaks and selling to the best price of the day.
Vetch crop in demand
THE hay market has turned the corner and although the bulk of the demand is yet to appear, prices are firm.
Levy lift crucial for dairy
FARMERS must support a much-needed increase in the Dairy Australia levy, writes KERRY CALLOW
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