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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.

Farmers consider running the gauntlet and leaving machinery uninsured as premiums go through the roof, with insurers blaming erratic weather, inflation, and increasing costs for the price hikes.

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.

The fiancée of a man who died when his light plane crashed in the Victorian High Country believes he was let down by the system and was not given adequate training to be a safe and competent pilot.

After a teen's death at a western Victorian burnout event, the rivalry of regulators competing to represent Australian motorsport, and its safety, has returned to the spotlight.

More than 300,000 claims were lodged after the 2022 floods, but consumer groups say that is no excuse for what has been described as "appalling behaviour" by the insurance industry.

Shepparton woman Jordan Spencer, 33, is alleged to have thrown a flammable substance on a 20-year-old woman and ignited it on January 15.

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.

Some Australian producers turn their backs on the major supermarkets because of what they say are unfair prices at the farm gate.

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.

Lutfiye Kavci's husband was imprisoned last year for attempting to stab her to death. The Shepparton woman hopes sharing her story will help empower other victim-survivors.

Dawn services are a way for the community to pay their respects to the Aboriginal people who were killed during the business of settling Australia, and acknowledge the ongoing impacts of colonisation on First Nations people.  

A lack of workers and apprentices, long waits for parts and an increasingly complex market are driving waiting times for car repairs through the roof, leaving mechanics under siege.

Yorta Yorta leaders want people to "read the language of the land" after January flooding along the Goulburn River.

Cuchulainn Coulter is among those getting their lives back on track through a supportive living environment in regional Victoria, which he says is helping him rediscover all the "things that mental illness really pushes away".

Major PALM scheme employer Plantgrowpick is trading again after entering voluntary administration last year. The company has vowed to make good on its debts to workers, but concerns about its ongoing viability have been raised.

Cindy Doherty loves her home on the banks of the Goulburn River and says she can cope with the risk of flood. But for others, leaving is a choice worth making.

Detectives from the arson and explosive squad are investigating an alleged arson attack in Shepparton on Monday where a woman is believed to have set another woman on fire.

A Victorian health service says staff are taking mental health leave or leaving the health sector altogether in response to an average of 30 to 40 incidents of violence and aggression each week.

Authorities remind the public constantly that floodwaters and cars don't mix, but drivers continue to take the risk. Here's what experts say about why people do it.

Weeks of wild weather in Victoria is likely to mean less stone fruit on supermarket shelves, after hail and heavy rain smashed Australia's main production regions, costing growers millions of dollars in losses.

As Shepparton locals wait anxiously to see how high the Goulburn River will peak, other communities have started the process of recovering from flooding and are calling on tourists to reconsider cancelling any visits.

Shepparton and Mooroopna are still under alerts with the water level remaining high in some areas.

Victorians in flood-hit regions are beginning to return home to assess damage, but others are still waiting for emergency warnings to be downgraded as water moves through the state's river system.

The clean-up has begun for many Victorians affected by flooding this week, but other communities remain on alert as the water slowly recedes.