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Some are cheering the extra income from a proposed renewable energy transmission line, while others are vowing to lock their gates against electricity provider Transgrid.

With pet blood products in constant short supply, donations from dogs such as Rugar are the difference between life and death at busy veterinary hospitals.

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

Victoria's planning minister stuns farmers by ruling out a plan to save 1,000 Olympic-sized swimming pools worth of water in the Murray Darling Basin, saying it could harm important native vegetation.

Despite spending nearly $1 million rectifying track surface defects, the local council had to close the facility in December, saying the faults made it too dangerous for high-speed racing.

As the owner of a caravan weighing business, Jarrod Dickinson is meticulous about packing light to meet the country's strict towing load limits, but he says most caravan owners turn a blind eye to the rules. 

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.

WorkSafe has charged a Woorinen South fruit grower and a Swan Hill labour-hire company over the death of a worker.

There were major delays along Victoria's regional rail network, after workers walked off the job in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

Flood threats remain in parts of the NSW south-east hammered by a severe weather system now moving into Victoria, where days of heavy rain is expected.

The Swan Hill council says 80 to 90 millimetres of rain fell on the north west Victorian town in seven hours, as it reassures residents that its drainage system did not malfunction.

The Bureau of Meteorology warns the Gippsland region in Victoria's east will likely to face substantial rainfall over the coming days as a low pressure system battering NSW moves down.

Farmers in the middle of harvest say they have not been given enough time to review more than 3,200 pages of technical information about a mineral sands mine proposal.

Nancy Mullarvey treasures the time she spends with "wonderful" high school students at her Swan Hill aged care home. Their time together is part of a volunteer program with benefits for all involved.

Wet conditions in recent years have been a blessing for malleefowl in South Australia's Riverland, but they have also been a blessing for wild goats that can destroy the birds' habitat.

Salami aficionados battle for bragging rights — with secret recipes at the ready — at the Great Murray River Salami Festival.

Lisa Mammone and her husband do all they can for their kids, but they are bracing to make even more sacrifices as interest rates hit a 12-year high.

Victorian water tank manufacturer Polymaster has been fined for failing to provide a safe work environment after a worker's thumb was severed in a workplace incident.

Lynette Smith decided to drive to Melbourne from the border town of Howlong in NSW instead of waiting for a local ambulance for husband Peter. He was admitted to intensive care on arrival.

Wild-dog controllers will continue to trap and bait animals despite calls by First Nations groups and scientists for greater protection.

The Australian Services Union alleges confidence in senior leadership at Swan Hill Rural City Council is "horribly low" and a toxic workplace culture exists throughout the organisation.

The arrests follow a six-month investigation into an alleged organised crime syndicate in Mildura.

In a mysterious case of mistaken gender identity, a timber bollard commemorating the achievements of Captain Pearl Wallace was repainted as a scruffy seaman with a bushy brown beard.

WorkSafe charges Polymaster Pty Ltd with a number of offences under the state's Occupational Health and Safety Act, after two separate unloading incidents with tragic consequences.

The peak body is now supporting a management strategy for the parasite, believing eradication that's involved the euthanasia of millions of bees has failed.