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Victoria’s Roads: Where your wheels, rims and suspension go to die. Opinion

Driving on Victoria’s roads: a whole new alphabet of pain

Kangaroos now cause less damage than potholes, and they’re smart enough to hop around them. A tongue-in-cheek look at life behind the wheel in the west.

25 January, 2026

Harvest is wrapped at Longerenong College, with solid yields despite lower-than-average rainfall, thanks to timely spring rain.

Local News

Harvest delights at Longey

The Wimmera is bracing for an intense heatwave from Saturday, with temperatures forecast to surpass 42°C, and fire danger expected to rise sharply. Free to Read

Local News

Heat, fire danger to rise over next few days

Mackenzie Falls has long been a tourist attraction in the Grampians. The picture shows the kiosk at Broken Falls, or Cranages, near the top of the falls during the 1940s.

Local News

No Water - No Life: A History of the Mackenzie Creek (part two)

Supporting the mental health and wellbeing of farmers is the Look Over the Farm Gate funding program from the National Centre For Farmer Health.

Local News

Funding for farming communities in tough times

Fully renovated and move-in ready — this Horsham West home has been restumped, rewired, replumbed and refreshed throughout on a generous 639sqm block.

Local News

Extensively Renovated Three-Bedroom Home in Horsham West

Horsham’s supply reservoir at East Wonwondah, built in 1911.

Local News

No Water - No Life: A History of the Mackenzie Creek (part one)

Jospehine Johns encourages people to get behind the agricultural industry statewide.

Local News

Petition seeks veto rights for Victorian farmers as projects expand

McKenzie Creek farmer Neville McIntyre assesses his historic stables dating back to the 1880s were heavily damaged after destructive winds struck a generational farm.

Local News

Historic building bears the brunt of storm

VIctoria Police's Major Collision Investigation Unit is investigating the circumstances surrounding a fatal crash on the Western Highway outside of Dimboola.

Local News

Western Highway remains closed after fatal truck crash near Dimboola

More than 300 corellas died after ingesting poisoned grain near the Horsham riverbank in April 2025. Investigators are particularly seeking information about a push-along seed dispenser seen near the river in the days before the incident.

Horsham News

Public urged to help solve corella poisoning case

Don’t let your four-legged friend be in heat stress in hot cars or on hot metal surfaces on the back of utes this summer. Farms can also be additionally hazardous so dog owners have been encouraged to actively look after the environment they experience and keep them out of harm’s way.

Local News

Don’t let your dog suffer in the heat

With summer approaching, regular grassland observations are more important than ever to help track fire risk across Victoria. Edenhope CFA volunteer, Ian Hiller has a weekly task for about six months of the year, augmenting satellite data that informs the CFA on fire risk across Victoria. The CFA provides training and tools (such as the card Ian is holding) and is calling on more people to participate in the data reporting. For the record, Ian said the paddock pictured was “between 40 and 50 per cent” cured.

Edenhope News

CFA calls for community volunteers to monitor grasslands

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