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Snake catcher Michael Gibson is hopeful Australians have been shifting away from fearing and killing snakes to valuing their role in the ecosystem.

Swimmers are being warned to stay away from one of Victoria's busiest beaches and a popular High Country waterhole as extreme heat grips the state.

A coronial inquest into the death of a recreational pilot in the Victorian high country has heard weather conditions, mechanical concerns and inexperience could have contributed to the fatal crash.

Mount Buffalo's grand chalet was once the jewel of Victoria's high country, but it has been closed for almost two decades. However, hope is growing that the "old girl" can be revived.

A man was trapped under a fallen tree for several hours after an intense storm swept through north-east Victoria, authorities say. 

Generations of David Fisher's family have holidayed at the Bright Caravan Camping Reserve but a proposal by park management will end the tradition.

Life Saving Victoria recommends Bright's popular river pool jumping board be removed after the high number of lifeguard rescues last summer.

Mountain biking is now more popular than fishing, and rugby league and union combined. More regional towns are seeing how they could benefit. 

Local mayors say the Victorian government has short-changed the regions by promising them only 25 per cent of the funds raised by a levy on short-term accommodation, which will begin in 2025.

There's concern the end of native timber logging in Victoria will leave communities like Corryong more vulnerable to future bushfires, even though authorities say forest contractors will continue to be involved in land and fire management.

Discretionary spending is money you don't need to spend to keep yourself fed, housed and clothed. What's happening at alpine resorts — remote and relatively expensive — tells us about an important shift in the Australian economy.

An avenue of scenic trees in Bright gains the support of the National Trust, as housing developments prove to be a major threat to urban trees.

Reports of a car travelling 200 metres off the Great Alpine Road prompts locals to warn that serious accidents are becoming more frequent as Mount Hotham attracts more day travellers.

A simple wrong turn and a single bottle of wine resulted in a Melbourne woman's picturesque high country holiday becoming a fight for survival.  

Lillian Ip was last seen in Bright on Saturday. After almost a week, she has been found.

Lillian Ip, 48, was last seen having a video chat with a friend from her accommodation on Gavin Street in the popular north-east Victorian tourist town at about 7:30pm on Saturday.

A staff housing shortage in Victoria's snow resorts has reached an all-time high and some businesses will be unable to open due to a lack of affordable beds for workers, a local business leader says.

Allan Monshing has seen his industry struggle against the might of foreign powers before enjoying a resurgence that has it well placed for a strong future.

The growing popularity of craft brews and the brewers' quest for distinctive aromatic taste has put the focus back onto hops breeders and new varieties.

Residents of Bright petition to stop the removal of trees along the alpine town's entrance, as a developer planning to build a new estate with 300 houses says he is working to minimise any impact to the elms.

A confirmed sighting of a rarely seen "special creature" — whose diet consists of other snakes — has experts buzzing. 

Victoria's historical Mount Buffalo chalet stands dormant as the latest attempt to partially reopen the mammoth building comes to nothing.

It was the biggest fire Victoria had seen for almost 70 years. It burned for 60 days and destroyed 41 homes. Now, 20 years on, residents are still processing what they saw.

A high school graduate from Wadeye hops to inspire peers to aim for uni after studying as an exchange student in regional Victoria, thousands of kilometres from home and family. Samantha Dick reports.

Of all the students who finished year 12 in the Northern Territory last year, only 5 per cent were from remote communities. Amaya Chula wants to help change that.