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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.

Can outdoor adventure activities like surf lessons, equine therapy, and weekend hikes improve health and boost community engagement? A new regional health pilot program aims to find out. 

Ageing farmers, tree changers, and fewer shearers drive the transition towards sheep that shed rather than needing to be shorn.

Commercial kangaroo shooters are regulated under a national code that's supposed to protect animal welfare, but activists say what happens in rural Australia at night can be in breach of it, putting the industry under threat.

The Australian Farmer of the Year awards celebrate and applaud the outstanding achievements of those individuals and families making a significant contribution to Australian agriculture.

A 13-year-old boy and his teacher have been rescued in south-west Victoria by helicopter after becoming disoriented during a school camp.

A 13-year-old school student and their teacher have been rescued from dense bushland after becoming lost at the foot of the Grampians in western Victoria.

A 50-year-old man and a 37-year-old woman have been found after a multi-agency search in Western Victoria's Grampians. 

Several country racing meets have been cancelled over the past week in Victoria due to wet conditions.  

The state emergency service urges people to avoid putting themselves and rescuers in danger ahead of an expected rush of visitors to the Grampians.

Before these eastern quoll pups could thrive they needed to undergo a couple of rounds of "survival of the fittest". These little creatures born in captivity in western Victoria might hold the key to the species' future.

Regional Victorians have been released from lockdown — again. But questions are being raised about how many business owners will actually choose to reopen under the tough new restrictions 

Some experts and community leaders argue more detailed information could encourage people to get vaccinated and highlight areas where accessibility is difficult, but not everyone is convinced.

Western Victoria has re-introduced Eastern Barred Bandicoots into the wild and some fluffy white friends will protect them from predators. Rhiannon Stevens reports.

Fluffy and bold — Wednesday and Terzo — are central to Zoos Victoria's trial to protect a population of endangered bandicoots from foxes.

People in lockdown from Australia to New York City have been following the progress of Tracey Kruger's orphaned lambs as they find new mums. 

Rural communities across Victoria have missed out on vital government funding that they say could have helped businesses to get back on their feet.

Working dogs are moving beyond the day-to-day running of farms and into a program helping farmers talk mental health. Jane McNaughton reports.

Dogs are known to be man's best friend, and a new program being run in Victoria's south-west is utilising this bond to bring farmers together.

A small, regional, not-for-profit team of scientists buy a commercial blue gum plantation and transform it back into the wetland it once was.

Champion jockey Geoff O'Loughlin hung up his silks in 2010 after struggling to keep his weight down. Now, naturally lighter, he's back in the saddle.

After six years of local lobbying, Warrnambool Base Hospital appears closer to having a "much-needed" upgrade funded by the State Government.

Regional racegoers are hoping that small crowds will be permitted to attend country racing tracks with Victoria's Spring Racing Carnival just around the bend.

As the nation faces a tough outlook for mental health over the coming months, what can we learn from one farmer's bond with his six furry best friends?

In blind taste tests at a competition in Victoria this weekend, the tap water from Mackay Regional Council in Queensland is judged the best in Australia.