Local News

Huge increase in commuters on regional rail
ABC News
The Victorian Government will spend more than $230-million on new trains to run on Victoria's main regional routes.
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Don to expand Castlemaine plant
ABC News
Smallgoods manufacturer Don KRC is planning to expand its site at Castlemaine, after announcing the closure of two other factories.
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Wind farm plan attracts interest
ABC News
There has been strong interest in building Australia's first community owned wind farm near Daylesford.
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Aged care homes at Bendigo, Albury to be inspected
ABC News
Aged care homes owned by the Japara group, will be inspected after a damning audit at the Kirralee home in Bendigo.
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Murder accused found 'lying in backyard' as house burnt
ABC News
A court has heard a northern Victorian man charged with murdering his wife was found lying in the backyard of his property as firefighters worked to put fires out at his house.
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Govt urged to guarantee bushfire fencing compo
ABC News
The Victorian Nationals want the State Government to commit to compensating land-holders who lose fencing in bushfires.
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Basketball teams in 'David and Goliath battle' over name
ABC News
In regional Victoria, a women's basketball team is battling to keep its identity.
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Bendigo housing concerns grow
ABC News
The Housing Industry Association is warning housing affordability is set to worsen in Bendigo as the population booms.
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Elderly man in hospital after Bendigo road rage assault
ABC News
An 81-year-old man is in hospital with a broken jaw, after a road rage incident in Bendigo yesterday.
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Maryborough maintains push for Medicare office
ABC News
The Central Goldfields Council says the Federal Government is wrong to rule out building a Medicare office in Maryborough.
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Man charged over Bendigo road rage attack
ABC News
A man has been charged with assault and traffic offences, after a violent road rage incident in Bendigo on Monday.
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Smoking plan political piracy: MP
ABC News
The Nationals' MP for northern Victoria, Damian Drum, says the State Government's latest anti-smoking plans amount to political piracy.
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New technology aids gold hunt
ABC News
Scientists have used new technology to look for potential gold deposits across western and northern Victoria.
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Bail extended for animal cruelty accused
ABC News
A central Victorian man charged with animal cruelty has had his bail extended.
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Bendigo shivers through weekend cold snap
ABC News
Temperatures in many Victorian centres remained in single figures for most of Sunday, with Bendigo's temperature at 3:30pm AEST at 7.2 degrees.
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