Tag: VIC

Mixed news for jumps racing in Victoria

September 2, 2010 20:40:00

Racing Victoria (RVL) will allow racing over hurdles to continue for another three years as long as there are not more than three horse deaths a season.[MORE]

Tags: animal-welfare, sport, horse-racing, australia, vic

Horse bite severs man's artery

September 2, 2010 20:38:00

A man is in a serious condition after being bitten by a horse at Seymour in central Victoria on Thursday afternoon.[MORE]

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, accidents, australia, vic, seymour-3660

Bulldogs lock in Griffen

September 2, 2010 20:16:00

The Western Bulldogs have re-signed midfield star Ryan Griffen for the next two seasons, ending the hopes of rival AFL clubs seeking to lure him.[MORE]

Tags: sport, australian-football-league, australia, vic, footscray-3011

Gallop meets with Storm players

September 2, 2010 20:13:00

NRL chief executive David Gallop has described his meeting with Melbourne Storm players for the first time since their hefty salary cap penalties as a "worthwhile exercise".[MORE]

Tags: sport, rugby-league, nrl, australia, vic, melbourne-3000

Gibbs ready to face Goodes

September 2, 2010 19:27:00

Carlton's Bryce Gibbs would relish the job of quelling Sydney star Adam Goodes, whose form he credits with driving the Swans' late-season resurgence.[MORE]

Tags: sport, australian-football-league, australia, nsw, sydney-2000, vic, carlton-3053

Dogs name Johnson, Griffen for finals

September 2, 2010 18:08:00

The Western Bulldogs have named skipper Brad Johnson and midfielder Ryan Griffen despite injury doubts for Saturday night's AFL final against Collingwood at the MCG.[MORE]

Tags: sport, australian-football-league, australia, nsw, sydney-2000, vic, carlton-3053, collingwood-3066, footscray-3011, geelong-3220, hawthorn-3122, st-kilda-3182, wa, fremantle-6160

Burrowing crayfish in hot water

Feature

September 2, 2010 13:23:00

It is known as environmental engineer with an important ecological role but the tiny burrowing crayfish is under threat. [MORE]

Tags: endangered-and-protected-species, animals, tas, burnie-7320, hobart-7000, launceston-7250, vic

Council warns against rain-wakened snakes

September 2, 2010 11:47:00

The Horsham Rural City Council is urging people to watch out for snakes, after several sightings in local waterways. [MORE]

Tags: government-and-politics, local-government, animals, reptiles, australia, vic, horsham-3400

Locust plagues could cost Australia billions

September 2, 2010 11:34:00

With spring heralding warmer weather, scientists say conditions are ripe for millions of locust eggs to hatch in parts of Australia's south-east. [MORE]

Tags: rural, agribusiness, agricultural-prices, agricultural-crops, grain, wheat, crop-harvesting, pest-management, nsw, sa, renmark-5341, vic, bendigo-3550, mildura-3500

'Red list' alert for tiny crayfish

September 2, 2010 11:26:00

Several species of southern Australian crayfish have been named on a threatened species list.[MORE]

Tags: endangered-and-protected-species, animals, tas, burnie-7320, hobart-7000, launceston-7250, vic

Man order to stand trial over child porn charges

September 2, 2010 09:53:00

A Maryborough man has been ordered to stand trial in the County Court charged with child pornography offences.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, child-abuse, pornography, law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, australia, vic, bendigo-3550, maryborough-3465

Auditor-general finds rural health program shortcomings

September 2, 2010 09:52:00

A Victorian auditor-general's report has criticised aspects of a state-wide program established to close the gap in health standards between metropolitan and rural areas.[MORE]

Tags: rural, health-administration, australia, vic, ballarat-3350, bendigo-3550, horsham-3400, mildura-3500, sale-3850, wodonga-3690

Murray-Darling authority to reveal future plans

September 2, 2010 09:28:00

The Murray-Darling Basin Authority will release information on the future of the basin in five weeks. [MORE]

Tags: environment, rivers, murraydarling-basin, australia, bega-2550, broken-hill-2880, orange-2800, tamworth-2340, wagga-wagga-2650, toowoomba-4350, renmark-5341, vic, bendigo-3550, horsham-3400, mildura-3500, wodonga-3690

Asylum-seeker rhetoric blamed for slump in student visas

September 2, 2010 08:07:00

The National Tertiary Education Union is concerned about a big fall in the number of international students wanting to study in Australia.[MORE]

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, education, community-and-society, immigration, university-and-further-education, australia, vic

Riewoldt wins Jack Dyer Medal

September 2, 2010 06:16:00

Richmond's Jack Riewoldt has won the Jack Dyer Medal becoming the first player in the club's history to win the AFL's best and fairest and leading goalkicker award in the same season.[MORE]

Tags: sport, australian-football-league, australia, vic, richmond-3121

Collingwood painting sells for $900,000

September 1, 2010 20:25:00

An anonymous buyer has purchased a 1953 painting of three Collingwood footballers for $900,000.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, visual-art, painting, australia, vic, collingwood-3066

Fatal crash driver may have been high, court told

September 1, 2010 17:50:00

A teenager may have been coming down from a drug high when she crashed a car near Shepparton in northern Victoria, killing three people, a court has been told.[MORE]

Tags: drugs-and-substance-abuse, accidents, road-accidents, courts-and-trials, traffic-offences, vic, melbourne-3000, shepparton-3630

Saints ready for biggest challenge

September 1, 2010 16:35:00

St Kilda midfielder Lenny Hayes says the club is undaunted by the prospect of tackling a Geelong side that has proven to be a massive force in the finals over the past three seasons.[MORE]

Tags: sport, australian-football-league, vic, st-kilda-3182

Weather, injuries could alter Dogs' plans

September 1, 2010 14:42:00

Weather will add to the selection intrigue over the injury-plagued Western Bulldogs, who will consider fielding only one ruckman in Saturday night's AFL qualifying final against Collingwood.[MORE]

Tags: sport, australian-football-league, australia, vic, footscray-3011

Weir spill to help parched Gippsland rivers

September 1, 2010 14:21:00

The West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority (CMA) says recent rain will go some way to rehabilitating the region's rivers.[MORE]

Tags: environment, rivers, water, australia, vic, glenmaggie-3858

Residents call for urgent Gibbons Bridge repairs

September 1, 2010 14:19:00

A petition with more than 300 signatures has been handed to the Mount Alexander Shire Council calling for urgent repairs to a bridge burnt in a Black Saturday bushfire.[MORE]

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, fires, bushfire, rural, community-development, australia, vic, redesdale-3444

Developer encouraged to re-submit archery application

September 1, 2010 14:10:00

The Loddon Shire will encourage a developer to re-submit an application for a field archery range near Wedderburn, north-west of Bendigo. [MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, government-and-politics, local-government, rural, community-development, rural-tourism, australia, vic, wedderburn-3518

Infertility virus impacting sheep stocks

September 1, 2010 14:00:00

Victorian sheep farmers trying to rebuild stock levels are being caught out by a virus that makes rams infertile.[MORE]

Tags: rural, livestock, sheep-production, australia, vic, ballarat-3350, bendigo-3550, horsham-3400, mildura-3500, sale-3850, wodonga-3690

Murray water allocations jump to 57pc

September 1, 2010 13:54:00

Murray River irrigators in northern Victoria have had allocations increased to 57 per cent for high-reliability water this morning.[MORE]

Tags: environment, rural, irrigation, rivers, murraydarling-basin, water-management, water-supply, australia, vic, mildura-3500, wodonga-3690

Rao inquest hears deaths prompted drug practice changes

September 1, 2010 13:52:00

An inquest in Albury has heard public hospital drug administration practices have changed as a result of an inquiry into the deaths of two patients in southern New South Wales.[MORE]

Tags: health, doctors-and-medical-professionals, medical-procedures, law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, health-administration, australia, nsw, albury-2640, tocumwal-2714, vic, wodonga-3690