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30/11/2025

: On paper, Labor should be confident that it will score an unprecedented fourth term in office when Victorian voters go to the ballot box in a year's time, with the Liberal opposition still scrambling to present as an electable alternative.

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On paper, Labor should be confident that it will score an unprecedented fourth term in office when Victorian voters go to the ballot box in a year's time, with the Liberal opposition still scrambling to present as an electable alternative.

29/11/2025

Australia is the land of the parrot — few places in the world have such a dazzling array of colourful and clever members of the psittacine family.

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Australia is the land of the parrot — few places in the world have such a dazzling array of colourful and clever members of the psittacine family.

29/11/2025

A Coroner has determined that Niels Gunther Becker, 39, who went missing at Mount Buller in 2019 is dead but that no third party was involved.

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A Coroner has determined that Niels Gunther Becker, 39, who went missing at Mount Buller in 2019 is dead but that no third party was involved.

28/11/2025

A man mourning the loss of his wife, a fellow correctional officer, leads more than 300 prison staff on a ride honouring the lives of colleagues who have died in New South Wales.

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A man mourning the loss of his wife, a fellow correctional officer, leads more than 300 prison staff on a ride honouring the lives of colleagues who have died in New South Wales.

28/11/2025

WorkSafe Victoria has charged the Department of Education after a Beechworth Secondary College student "severed" his fingertips in a guillotine.

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WorkSafe Victoria has charged the Department of Education after a Beechworth Secondary College student "severed" his fingertips in a guillotine.

27/11/2025

Ambulance Victoria will now allow paramedics and students to wear beards for cultural, religious and medical reasons.

It comes after a Sikh was refused a mask-fitting appointment for a work placement because he was not clean shaven.

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A student paramedic who accused Ambulance Victoria of discrimination on the grounds of race and religion is "ecstatic" to have won his battle to allow cultural beards on the job.

27/11/2025

Fresh grass growth coupled with ongoing dry conditions have put Victoria on the map for bushfire risk this summer.

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Dry conditions do***ng Victoria put the state at a high risk of bushfires this summer, according to the latest summer fire outlook.

26/11/2025

ℹ️ DOWNGRADED TO ADVICE - COROWA NSW
⏰ 6pm - **THIS POST WILL NOT BE UPDATED AGAIN. Check here for further updates: www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/

👉 If you are in the Corowa area north of Redlands Road and west of Honour Avenue, monitor conditions and stay up to date in case the situation changes.
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ℹ️ ABC Emergency: https://ab.co/ABC-NSW
⚬ RFS: www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/
⚬ EMV: https://emergency.vic.gov.au/

26/11/2025

**This BOM warning for wind in the Alpine Peaks is still current however not as severe. This post won't be updated again. **

Severe Weather ⛈️ Damaging winds
👉 Damaging winds continuing about the Alpine Peaks today
⚬ Winds are forecast to ease by early evening as the front moves through.

128 KM/H GUST WAS RECORDED AT FALLS CREEK AT 11:47 AM.
106 km/h gust was recorded at Mt Hotham at 11:40 am.
98 km/h gust was recorded at Mt Buller at 10:17 am.

ℹ️ ABC Emergency: ab.co/ABC_VIC
⚬ Bureau of Meteorology: ab.co/BOMVIC
⚬ VicEmergency: emergency.vic.gov.au/

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25/11/2025

🔥 EXTREME fire risk is forecast over the coming days. NSW RFS recommends you take action now to prepare yourself and your property for heightened bushfire risk.

ℹ️ Read more about how to prepare for heightened bushfire risk at ab.co/emergency

👉 Stay informed of bushfire risk in your area
⚬ rfs.nsw.gov.au/fire-information/fdr-and-tobans
⚬ bom.gov.au/nsw/forecasts/fire-danger-ratings.shtml

The Australian Fire Danger Rating System gives you an idea of how dangerous a fire could be if one starts in your area. It's quite simple — and it could save your life.

24/11/2025

A free antenatal care program is proving hugely popular and successful in Victoria, but women are scrambling to get access.

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A free "gold standard" antenatal care program is proving hugely popular and successful, but women are scrambling to get access.

21/11/2025

The Victorian government will make public transport free on weekends this summer.

Regular commuters are concerned free tickets will make it even harder to secure seats on already congested regional train lines.

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Victorians will benefit from free public transport on weekends this summer, but not all travellers are excited for the freebie.