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5000km on horseback
A GIPPSLAND medical student will ride from Healesville to Cooktown in Queensland to raise awareness for rural health issues.
Authors book in visit
AUSTRALIA'S queen of crime, author Kerry Greenwood will visit Traralgon Library this Saturday between noon and 2pm.
Out-puffing Billy
UP to 3200 runners will try to beat Puffing Billy from Belgrave station to Emerald Lake Park on May 6.
A new home, possums
THE last three known remaining Leadbeater's possums from the Lake Mountain colony have been rescued following concern for their survival.
Aerial photos to help cod
RESEARCHERS are using high- definition aerial photos to assess habitat such as snags in rivers and streams.
Global dairy push
THE southwest Victorian dairy industry is well placed to take advantage of steady milk prices, the ANZ says.
Hellrazor in class of its own
TEN thousand people gathered at the Southern 80 finish line on Sunday to witness team Hellrazor win the Superclass.
Ride windfall
BIKE riders on this year's Great Victorian Bike Ride injected about $2 million into communities along the Murray River and Goldfields.
Wimmera weather plan
FARMERS and emergency services are waiting to learn if a proposal to improve the Wimmera's real-time weather data will be successful.
Frogs head for the hills
TWO hundred and sixty spotted tree frogs are being released into the Mount Buffalo National Park.
Weighty matters on the table
TWO health programs tackling southwest Victoria's obesity problems will be highlighted at a forum this week in Warrnambool.
Hear 'em roar
MONSTER trucks will take over the Latrobe City Sports and Entertainment Centre on Saturday.
Grants on track
BALNARRING Picnic Racing Club will receive $14,000 from the State Government for a new toilet block.
Playing for togetherness
FORMER Aussie cricketers Terry Alderman and Greg Matthews are in the line-up to play at Rochester's Water to Wickets event.
Grants for radio stations
TEN regional community radio stations have received $5000 grants as part of the State Government's Be Heard! Program.
Algae health alert for lakes
TESTS have revealed Lake Wellington and Lake Victoria have high levels of blue-green algae and people should not touch the water.
Bee world abuzz at licence win
THE Victorian Government has reinstated more than 90 bee licences on public land that had been lost to the industry.
Golf rebuild after 2009 fires
WORK to rebuild the Horsham Golf Club house has begun after the building was destroyed by the 2009 bushfires.
Return pace embraced
HARNESS Racing's return to Ouyen has been a "big success", says State Racing Minister Denis Napthine.
- Scalps for cash reaps thousands
- Algae alarm
- Races moved due to damage
- Back on track
- Wetlands revival
- Star leads way in fun run
- Airport runway upgrade
- Rowers flocking to regatta
- Seals numbers encouraging
- Alves promotes national day
- Minister blasts nets policy
- Report urges grain rail upgrade
- Farming dangers
- Warning on mozzie virus
- Hunt for firebug
Entries are open for runners wanting to race Puffing Billy in The Great Train Race. Read more.
Fish fillets OK, shellfish out
MUSSELS, prawns and crabs caught in the Gippsland Lakes remain unsafe to eat due to a blue-green algal bloom.
Expedition finds rare plants
A FIVE-person expedition has led to record numbers of the Snowy River Westringia being found.
A beer festival to cure all ales
COLD frothies will attract beer lovers to Ballarat's first beer festival next month.
Red Cliffs gardening grant
RED Cliffs Secondary College will get no-dig gardens to grow herbs and vegetables after receiving a $5000 grant.
Off and racing with activities for kids
REGIONAL racing clubs across Victoria will be hives of activity, with children's entertainment helping to entice families to the races.
Bike tracks open for summer
MOUNTAIN bike counters in the You Yangs Regional Parks have been working overtime due to a 150 per cent increase in visitor numbers.
Saints' hero Oz Day guest
BROWNLOW medallist and former St Kilda star Neil Roberts will be a guest at Cobden's Australia Day celebrations.
Sports clubs to benefit
NEW irrigation systems and new tennis and netball courts have been completed in the Loddon Shire as part of a sporting facilities upgrade.
Delicious food for thought
CHEF Adrian Richardson is set to whip up a culinary storm in Camperdown as part of the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival.
Santa's sweet visit
SANTA visited families in the Menzies Creek area with the help of his friends from the Country Fire Authority.
Carp ready for overseas menus
A EUROPEAN carp control program will send as many carp as possible to fertiliser companies or back to Europe to be served on plates.
New Year's fun for free
ENTERTAINMENT at this New Year's Eve celebration is free, from 6.30pm on the Bentinck St lawns in Portland.
Champion Sally in Gippsland
FEMALE International Athlete of the Year and world champion hurdler Sally Pearson will compete at this Saturday's Gippsland Gift.
Oval returns to its former glory
A $667,000 project to bring the Flowerdale cricket oval up to playing standard has been completed.
NZ fights China buy-up
NEW Zealand farmers have won a High Court battle that could stop farmland being sold to Chinese interests.
Young farmers front Parliament
YOUNG farmers will take over Victorian Parliament on Monday to debate their future.
Obama bid to cut subsidies
US PRESIDENT Barack Obama wants to reduce government subsidies paid to US farmers.
Ag grad shortage fear
THE shortage of agriculture graduates, labour and young farmers are the biggest challenges facing Australian farming.
Study backs a Cloncurry abattoir
A NORTH Queensland abattoir would reduce transport costs and prevent driver fatigue, a report says.
Vic wind farm scramble
WIND farm companies are scrambling for finance and to begin work on proposed projects before a Victorian planning deadline.
