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Snake catchers are helping change long-held attitudes against the reptiles

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

Published: Source: ABC Goulburn MurrayTopic: Reptilesby Anna Chisholm

Police allegedly seize more than 1,100 illegal cigarette packets from Mansfield store

Victoria Police allege investigators also found drug paraphernalia and $10,000 in cash when they executed a search warrant.
Victoria Police logo

Published: Source: ABC SheppartonTopic: Tobaccoby Callum Marshall

Farmers hit with $100,000 insurance bills as extreme weather events become more frequent

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.
Ryan Milgate standing in a paddock of crop

Published: Source: ABC RuralTopic: Agricultural Insuranceby Angus Verley, Lara Webster and Brandon Long

Swimmers warned off two popular Victorian waterholes as mercury soars across the state

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 long distance shot of people walking along a beach that curves around with trees under a blue sky

Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Heatwavesby Melissa Brown

Almonds are now Australia's most valuable horticultural export, but one shelled nut takes 8 litres of water to grow

Experts warn a water shortage is inevitable as almonds become the biggest crop by area planted on Australia's longest river.
A hand holds almonds growing on a tree.

Published: Source: ABC RuralTopic: Agricultural Cropsby Else Kennedy and Angus Mackintosh

Coroner's inquiry questions whether recreational pilot was adequately trained before fatal flight

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.
Mathew Farrell smiles looking at the camera while sitting in the cockpit of a small aeroplane.

Published: Source: ABC Goulburn MurrayTopic: Air and Space Accidents and Incidentsby Jason Katsaras and Anna Chisholm

Calls for more specialist training as doctors choose between dream jobs and staying home

When Lisa Gilbert was deciding what to specialise in, she had to choose between her dream physician job or staying in the region that had become her home due to limited training options outside the city.
A smiling woman standing in front of a medical bed with a stethoscope around her neck

Published: Source: ABC GippslandTopic: Healthby Natasha Schapova

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Clean-up begins but flood alerts remain in Victoria

Shepparton and Mooroopna are still under alerts with the water level remaining high in some areas.
Duration: 2 minutes 34 seconds

Source: ABC News

Parts of Victoria remains on flood watch as clean-up begins

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.
Duration: 2 minutes 17 seconds

Source: ABC News

Murchison largely spared from flooding as Goulburn River peaks

Floodwaters are moving downstream to Shepparton with the town on a Watch and Act.
Duration: 2 minutes 29 seconds

Source: ABC News

Miniature donkeys help aged care residents stay connected.

Meet Pedro and Diego, the miniature donkeys helping regional aged care residents overcome isolation and loneliness.
Duration: 1 minute 43 seconds

Source: ABC News

National News

NSW bureaucrat suspended with pay pending corruption investigation into Sydney property deal

The senior planning department official purchased a property in the upper north shore suburb of Gordon within one of the government's planned Transport Oriented Development Zones before the policy was made public last year.
Corruption findings face legal challenge after ICAC's High Court 'disaster'

Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Corruptionby Maryanne Taouk

Former WA Liberal Party leader David Honey loses preselection battle for Cottesloe to Sandra Brewer

The property council chief wins the preselection battle for the Liberal heartland seat of Cottesloe, defeating former WA Liberal Party leader David Honey. 
A side-on close-up shot of Property Council WA chief executive Sandra Brewer.

Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Government and Politicsby Rebecca Trigger, Cason Ho and David Weber

Australia's anti-doping chief issues grave warning over 'grossly irresponsible' Enhanced Games

Australian sport's anti-doping chief slams an Olympic-style event with no drug testing as "grossly irresponsible" and warns of severe ramifications for athletes taking part.
Australian swimmer James Magnussen shirtless after a race at the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast.

Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Doping in Sports

Police declare crime scene after body reportedly found in vehicle at Mackay beach

Emergency services were called to Harbour Beach in Mackay shortly after 1pm following reports of a body being found in a car.
Police officers standing near vehicles at a beach.

Published: Source: ABC Tropical NorthTopic: Policeby Lillian Watkins and Hannah Walsh

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