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Thousands wake to earthquake 130 kilometres south-east of Melbourne

An earthquake in eastern Victoria overnight has been felt by thousands of people across several states.
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'Sexually promiscuous' penguins are mating twice in one season as the climate changes

As rising sea levels lead to more fish in the ocean around Phillip Island, off Australia's southern coast, polyamorous little penguins are using the extra energy to breed.
A penguin standing on the sand with its mouth open

When Kellie's abusive husband died, she realised he'd given away their house and car

Domestic violence support services say they are stretched to the brink and need more resources to keep up with "inventive" abusers who know how to work the system.
Kellie stands in front of a blue ute

Urban sprawl, council rate hikes and land taxes push cattle saleyard out of suburban Melbourne

The 25-year-old Pakenham saleyards are the closest of their kind to the city and handle up to 100,000 cattle destined for supermarket shelves each year. But they will close in 2024, in a foreboding sign for saleyards in general.
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Black and white cows in a yards.

Victorian town raises $11,000 to appeal against visa rejection of much-loved community volunteer

Ariane "Kiki" Joseph's volunteer work in the rural town of Leongatha is appreciated so much by the local community that it has raised more than $10,000 to help her appeal against her carer visa rejection.
A woman wearing glasses stands in a garden

Island's new cultural landmark funnels diverse creative influences into artistic showcase

An organiser of the first exhibition at a new $30 million cultural centre says Victorian Aboriginal artists "really put themselves out there" with their stories and styles.
Young women with bright coloured hair smiling at the camera

How a sleepy Gippsland town made global headlines after a mushroom lunch allegedly killed three guests

A beef wellington lunch allegedly led to three deaths and a small south-east Victorian community in shock. Now the host has been charged with murder. Here's how it all unfolded.
A woman cries in front of a car.

Erin Patterson accused of attempting to murder estranged husband four times

Prosecutors say it will take months to analyse computer equipment seized from the home of a woman charged with murder over a mushroom meal linked to three deaths in Victoria's east.
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A court sketch of Erin Patterson.

Police lay murder charges over mushroom deaths after Erin Patterson arrested

Erin Patterson, who cooked a mushroom lunch in late July suspected of resulting in three people's deaths, faces charges including murder and attempted murder.
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A woman cries in front of a car.

Mushroom cook, Erin Patterson arrested over meal that killed three people

The woman who served the fatal mushroom meal that killed three people in Victoria's south-east, Erin Patterson has been arrested.
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Detectives, police dogs sweep home where mushroom lunch was cooked as Erin Patterson in custody

Police have escorted the woman to a local police station following a search of her property. She cooked a mushroom lunch suspected of killing three people in Victoria's east.
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A woman cries in front of a car.

Council's plan to impose grass height limit angers locals in regional Victoria

A council in the state's south-east has proposed a local law restricting grass growth to 30 centimetres, but farmers say it's "just not feasible".
A close up of long, green grass.

Specialist schools' expanded after-hours care for children with disability 'a win-win-win' for families

The mother of a 16-year-old boy with Down syndrome says Victoria's high intensity outside school hours care program has provided opportunities for her son, and supported her to keep working.
A child and a mother sitting on play equipment.

Lija's best friend was killed in a heinous act of family violence. A crisis refuge might have made all the difference

After her friend was murdered by her estranged ex-husband, Bass Coast woman Lija Matthews began rallying support for others in desperate need of a safe space. 
Samantha Fraser and Lija Matthews smile.

About 14,000 litres of 'premium grade' milk down the drain as dairy industry workers strike

Tanker drivers and dairy factory workers have walked off the job this week in separate strike actions, calling for better pay and conditions after companies "made record profits" during the pandemic.
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Farmer Justin Johnston

Thousands of dairy workers are preparing to strike. Will there be milk in the stores?

Victoria is facing milk shortages with unprecedented strike action planned by dairy workers.
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Supermarket shelf of discounted milk.

Hundreds attend memorial service for mushroom poisoning victim Heather Wilkinson

Heather Wilkinson, who died after a suspected mushroom poisoning incident in Victoria, is remembered by her son as being thoughtful, faithful and full of grace at a public memorial service.
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A man and woman smile for the camera.

Suspected mushroom poisoning victim Ian Wilkinson discharged from hospital after 'significant progress'

The Korumburra pastor had been taken to Austin Hospital in a critical condition following a family lunch where police suspect he ingested death cap mushrooms.
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A man and woman smile for the camera.

Australia's most sustainable cows

Genomics is rapidly opening up new horizons for plant and animal breeders - including the breeding of more sustainable dairy cows.
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Endangered native mice released at Wilsons Promontory on a mission to save their species

There are hopes the release of six Pookila mice into the wild in Victoria will help boost numbers of the endangered species.
A small Pookila Mouse is sitting amongst shrubbery

Mushroom sales fall after suspected poisoning at Leongatha lunch

Supermarkets are telling their mushroom suppliers that sales have decreased by up to 10 per cent in the past few weeks. It comes in the wake of three people dying of suspected death cap mushroom poisoning in Gippsland, Victoria.
Small white button mushrooms growing in soil.

Veteran Liberal MP backtracks on support for Yes vote in Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum

Russell Broadbent says he changed his mind about how he would vote after being contacted by First Nations people in his Victorian electorate.
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Russell Broadbent speaks at a lecturn in the house of representatives

Dressed up or down, this mum wore the same wool dress for 100 days to embrace sustainability and no-one noticed

Completing the 100-day challenge had been on Leah Stamm's bucket list for several years and she says she only had to wash the dress a handful of times.
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Leah is standing on grass in her garden in a green wool dress with a dog in front of her

'Absolutely impossible' for toxic mushrooms to enter Australian supply chain, growers say

Australia's mushroom industry says there's no chance poisonous mushrooms could enter commercial products, as the big supermarkets say fungi sales are still going strong.
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Oyster mushrooms

Where cook bought mushrooms for beef Wellington lunch under spotlight as she provides new statement

Authorities are remaining tight-lipped on the investigation into a suspected mushroom poisoning, after the woman at the centre of the saga gave police a detailed written statement.
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Composite image of two women and two men.