Horsham and western Victoria
Murray storage report reaffirms drought impact
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The Murray-Darling Basin Commission says a new report on the system's storage levels reconfirms that the region is still facing severe drought.
Trucking group backs B-triple green light
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The Australian Trucking Association has welcomed a Victorian Government plan to allow B-triple trucks on the state's roads.
Farm group laments research station loss
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A north-west Victorian farm organisation says the planned loss of a Mallee research station is disappointing.
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.
Murray 'water theft' pumping angers SA Oppn
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SA Opposition says huge volumes of Murray water are being taken by unmetered pumps.
Wild weather rips off hotel roof
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A section of roof was blown off a hotel during wet and windy weather in north-west Victoria last night.
Union urges halt to DPI restructure
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Union officials are calling on the Premier to intervene in plans to restructure Victoria's Department of Primary Industries (DPI).
Council keen to keep arts development officer
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The Horsham Rural City Council is worried Victorian Government funding changes will leave the region without an arts development officer.
Council keen to plan freight hub
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The Horsham council is keen to get on with the detailed planning for a major new freight terminal in the Wimmera.
New ideas sought for Wimmera-Mallee tourism
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A Wimmera-Mallee shire is calling together its tourism operators today, to try to generate new ideas for the sector.
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.
Wimmera-Mallee group returns from Sth American trade mission
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A group of Wimmera-Mallee farm machinery businesses have returned to Australia from a trade mission to South America.
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.
Drought policy review panel visits western Vic
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A Federal Government drought policy review panel is sitting in western Victoria today.
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.
Water authority backs pipeline cultural heritage plan
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Water officials say a new plan will help them to better deal with any Aboriginal heritage problems during work on the Wimmera-Mallee pipeline.
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.
Cultural plan allows pipeline work to continue
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Indigenous and Victorian Government officials have given their approval for work on two sections of the Wimmera-Mallee pipeline to resume.
Fashion label has Donald flavour
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A western Victorian town is playing a big part in the launch of a fledgling fashion label.
July delivers 'catch up' rain
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The weather bureau is describing last month's rainfall across Victoria as a "catch up".
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