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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.

The conviction relates to the indecent assault of a minor – Ridsdale's 72nd known victim – in the late 1980s. The court heard that Ridsdale's health is deteriorating and that he may soon be put into palliative care.

The rugged beauty of Victoria's south-west coast was awash with shades of green and purple as the Southern Lights danced across the morning sky.

Australia's Avenues of Honour were planted so the nation would never forget the soldiers who fought in World War I. But who will make sure the avenues themselves aren't forgotten?

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

It is "overwhelmingly likely" notorious paedophile priest Gerald Francis Ridsdale will die in prison after being sentenced for the sexual abuse of two boys, a court has heard.

Since 1993, Ridsdale has pleaded guilty to the sexual abuse of 71 individuals, as lawyers argue over whether he should spend more time behind bars after two more victims came forward in April this year.

Cassidy Kroeker's employer was so desperate for his expertise that he was flown to Victoria from Canada as soon as his bags were packed. But once he arrived, he was forced to live out of those bags for months.

A south-west Victorian shire plans to address housing demand and help its regional towns grow by opening up agricultural land for as many as 1,000 new house blocks.

Detectives charge Gerald Ridsdale with 24 sexual offence charges relating to two boys in Victoria's Western District dating back to the early 1980s.

There has been a huge outpouring of support for young south-west Victorian truck driver Michelle Pillar, who lost both her legs after a horrific accident last week.

Duck farmers Greg and Jodi Clarke began trialling charcuterie produce during Victoria's COVID lockdowns. Their experiments might have paid off.

A regional racing fan starts a petition calling for vaccinated people to be able to attend the Kyneton Cup, held on the day after the Melbourne Cup, where 10,000 will be trackside.

Victoria's Opposition is calling for a contentious energy transmission infrastructure project in western Victoria to be scrapped in favour of a more expensive alternative route.

The EBC is proposing to move the Buloke Shire our of Ripon and into Mildura. One of its towns thinks that's fantastic — the other not so much.

Community leader Karen Foster is the only woman in the newly elected Moyne Shire Council, and she says she feels the weight of that responsibility.

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.

A textile artist spends countless hours weaving unusable denim clothing into beautiful rugs to raise money for suicide-prevention and crisis-support services.

South-west Victorian residents have been delighted by a downpour of "magical" snow in springtime, as Ballarat shivers through lunchtime temperatures of –4C.

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.

An out-of-place Brahman steer in Mortlake, south-west Victoria, known for his bold escapes, becomes a local icon.

Century-old trees in a heritage-listed Avenue of Honour have been felled as indecision over a replacement species lingers.

A petition started by a clergy abuse survivor has received more than 30,000 signatures supporting his call for Cardinal George Pell to be defrocked.

Cardinal George Pell accuses the child sexual abuse royal commission of making findings "not supported by evidence" in its unredacted report, which found he was explicitly told in 1982 of the reason paedophile priest Gerald Ridsdale was being moved between parishes.

It is one of south-west Victoria's biggest money-spinning events, attracting thousands of partying racegoers — but the local economy came in last when this year's May Racing Carnival ran with no spectators.