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Most of the 1,000 different eucalyptus tree varieties are native to Australia but not all belong in a pristine wetland.

Police confirm crews have been called off in the bushland search on Ballarat's south-eastern fringe where the 51-year-old mother-of-three was believed to have disappeared on Sunday.

Mick and Ben Hewitt often do business in boardrooms, but it is clear the brothers are truly content in the dust and dirt.

Dozens of police, SES and townspeople have scoured this park near Ballarat over the past week. Here is what's known about where the missing 51-year-old is thought to have gone running.

Specialist investigators are being brought in as the search for a Ballarat mother stretches on. Missing persons detectives have now taken the reins on the investigation into Samantha Murphy's disappearance. Volunteer search efforts will be scaled back, but police say they still have not identified any sinister circumstances.

Victoria Police is providing an update on Day Six of the search for missing Ballarat woman, Samantha Murphy.

The search for Samantha Murphy has entered its sixth day. The 51-year-old was last seen Sunday morning leaving for her regular running route.

The search for Samantha Murphy has reached its sixth day, with police changing its strategy appointing the Missing Persons Squad to lead the operation. 

Police are mystified about the missing Ballarat woman's movements "from the moment she left home" as they make another appeal for public help and missing persons unit detectives take charge.

Police say no suspicious circumstances have been identified in Samantha Murphy's disappearance, with potential leads discounted.

Husband Mick Murphy and daughter Jess Murphy appeal for information on missing woman Samantha Murphy.

The family and friends of Ballarat woman Samantha Murphy say they've been touched by the way the community has united to search for the 51-year-old, who disappeared during a Sunday morning jog.

Victoria police hold a press conference updating on the search for missing Ballarat woman Samantha Murphy.

Jess Murphy says she knows her mum is out there as she addresses media in a desperate bid to help the search for missing Ballarat woman Samantha Murphy.

Police have announced a significant development four days since the disappearance of Victorian woman Samantha Murphy.

A court hears Damien Woods, 49, was a trusted member of staff at Ballarat High School and became a confidante of the victim-survivor, with whom he exchanged more than 110,000 messages, beginning when the girl was 13 years old.

Samantha Murphy's friend and Ballarat Centre of Music and the Arts director Paula Heenan spoke with Raf Epstein on ABC Radio Melbourne on Wednesday morning.

Police say items recovered during a search of bushland near the home of missing Ballarat East woman Samantha Murphy are not related to her whereabouts. 

The search for the 51-year-old mother focused on Woowookarung Regional Park and the bushland area near the Buninyong Golf Course yesterday, but has now expanded to Black Hill.

Police and SES personnel are searching an area of state forest near the Victorian city in search of the missing 51-year-old.

Charger anxiety replaces range anxiety for the growing number of electric vehicle users relying on slow infrastructure.

VicForests says the risk of more court proceedings is the main reason for bringing forward the end to community forestry in Victoria's west. 

Andy Munro has garnered a social media following of millions off the back of his reels documenting abandoned country footy grounds in Victoria and South Australia.

Isabel Wait had "all but forgotten" about the locket she was given by her mum and dad when she was seven, before it was found during renovations at her old primary school.

When Lisa Gilbert was deciding what to specialise in, she had to choose between her dream physician job or staying in the region that had become her home due to limited training options outside the city.