Regional Victoria
Country and rural Victoria — country road tolls, single-officer stations, regional crime patterns, and the policing challenges Melbourne rarely sees. Reported by Tom Whitford from the Goulburn Valley.
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Geelong’s New Waterfront Hotel Opens With Best Views in Town
A new hotel on Geelong's Corio Bay foreshore is turning heads, giving Victoria's second-largest city a waterfront statement Melbourne has…
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Impressionism lands in Geelong and Adelaide in a rare double showing
Two major Australian galleries are presenting landmark Impressionist exhibitions, bringing works by Monet, Renoir and van Gogh to regional and…
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Sixty years on, Curtis’s abuse trial is dead before it starts
A Victorian Supreme Court case brought by a Ballarat man alleging childhood abuse by a Christian Brother has been halted…
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Dying Further From Home: Why Regional Roads Kill at Twice the Rate
Regional Victorians die on roads at roughly double the rate of Melbourne residents. Tom Whitford examines the engineering, distance, and…
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Father and son: Ablett duo immortalised in football’s hall of fame
Gary Ablett Jr has joined his father in the Australian Football Hall of Fame, cementing one of the game's most…
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Ballarat Abuse Survivors Walk Away From Diocese Deal
Victim-survivors of Catholic clergy abuse in Ballarat have declared agreements with the local diocese null and void, ending negotiations they…
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Six teens now charged over Bendigo stabbing of homeless man
A total of six teenagers have now been charged over the alleged stabbing of a homeless man in central Bendigo,…
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Bendigo city-edge home sells $125k over reserve at auction
A three-storey inner-Bendigo property fetched $2,225,000 at auction on Saturday, with competition between two bidders pushing the result well beyond…
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Cripps seals thriller as Carlton stun Geelong by four points
Carlton's Patrick Cripps delivered a captain's moment at the MCG on Saturday, guiding the Blues to a hard-fought four-point win…
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One cop, one town: the reality of single-officer postings
Across regional Victoria, dozens of police stations are staffed by a single officer. VCN explains how those postings work, what…
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