Ballarat and south west Victoria
Tractor death prompts safety warning
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WorkSafe is warning farmers against do-it-yourself tractor attachments, after the death of a Portland farmer on Sunday.
Councils urge unified climate change planning
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Councils along Victoria's west coast are calling for a state-wide approach to the impact of climate change on seaside developments.
Workplace Ombudsman to audit Vic farmers
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The Federal Workplace Ombudsman will crack down on Victorian farmers who do not keep proper employment records for their staff.
Seven arrested in Vic drug raids
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Drugs, cash and guns were seized in drug raids at a number of properties in Melbourne and country Victoria overnight. Seven people have been arrested.
Coastal councils get seaside development decision support
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The Victorian Local Governance Association says coastal councils should have the final say about whether seaside areas are developed.
Stawell Mayor up-beat despite job cuts
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The Mayor of the Northern Grampians Shire, Bryan Small, is confident the Western Victorian town of Stawell will bounce back from recent job cuts.
Govt defends DPI jobs shake-up
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The Victorian Government says cuts to the Department of Primary Industries (DPI) are a response to wider changes in agriculture.
Pair accused of threatening to kill police
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Two people have been charged with threatening to kill police officers in western Victoria.
Pair charged over cop death threats
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Two people have been charged with threatening to kill police officers in Western Victoria.
Fraud accused denied bail
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A man accused of defrauding two stores of more than $25,000 in goods has been refused bail.
Locust threat sparks south-west crop fears
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Victoria's plague locust commissioner says crops in south-west Victoria will be at risk if there is a locust outbreak in the state's north.
Opposition claims police understaffing cover-up
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Opposition MPs say the Victorian Government has given police in Ballarat and Warrnambool extra powers in order to cover up understaffing in the force.
Three facing arson charges over house fire
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Two more people have been charged with arson after a fire destroyed a house in Warrnambool on Saturday morning.
Ballarat jockey wins apprentice award
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Hard work has paid off for a Ballarat apprentice jockey Sebastian Murphy.
Stawell tyre company goes bust
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A tyre company at Stawell has closed, putting 34 people out of work.
Hamilton racing rethink a 'one-off'
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Harness Racing Victoria (HRV) says it is not considering reinstating meetings at five north-west Victorian tracks.
Year long bans for party zone trouble makers
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Victoria Police will be able to impose year long bans on trouble-makers in night club areas including St Kilda, Fitzroy, Geelong, and Ballarat.
Three injured in head-on crash near Colac
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A 19-year-old man will be charged over a car crash near Colac, in western Victoria last night.
Farmer crushed to death by bale of hay
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Police are investigating the accidental death of a man after he was crushed by a bale of hay on a farm at West Portland, in Victoria's south-west.
Hamilton harness racing back on agenda
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Harness racing could return to Hamilton within a couple of years.
Farmers face penalties for wayward cows
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The Corangamite council will take a tougher stance with farmers whose livestock escapes onto roads.
Nursing union says members concerned after aged care audit
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The Australian Nursing Federation says staff at Ballarat's Kirralee Aged Care facility are worried they will lose their jobs because of a damming Federal Government audit.
Huge increase in commuters on regional rail
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The Victorian Government will spend more than $230-million on new trains to run on Victoria's main regional routes.
Police hunt schoolgirl's attacker
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Police are looking for a man who indecently assaulted a schoolgirl in Ballarat, in central Victoria, yesterday morning.
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