Day of disability action
25 September 2007 has been declared a 'day of action' by disability groups across Australia.
View ArticleThe battle for Camperdown's Avenue of Elms
The Friends of Camperdown Elms have successfully put a hold on a local Council decision to replace the entire avenue of elms which runs along the main street of the town...
View ArticleA pioneering broadcast
It's Pioneers Week in Swan Hill, and to celebrate Dave Lennon has broadcast his program live from the Swan Hill Pioneer Settlement on the banks of the Murray.
View ArticleThe Rex Theatre turns 70
The ABC Local Radio team has celebrated the 70th anniversary of the Rex Theatre in Charlton with a live broadcast of Mornings with Dave Lennon.
View ArticleThe fresh food myth
What taken as a given for dinner plates in most parts of Australia, a good cut of meat, fresh veg and healthy fruit, is a tall order in remote parts of Australia. And it is an order that managers of...
View ArticleRegional Charities
I think we are all aware that not many businesses are turning a profit right now during this global economic downturn.
View ArticleOverlapped and Overserviced
In the far north west of NSW a local shire is struggling because the left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing.
View Article$1pw rent scheme goes retail
A development group in the Victorian Mallee is hoping to lure a new business by offering a shop for lease for $1 a week.
View ArticleCFA probes website crash
The Country Fire Authority (CFA) is investigating what caused its website to crash yesterday during extreme fire danger in Victoria's Wimmera-Mallee.
View ArticleVFF defends membership fee rise
The Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) says a membership fee rise is necessary to make the organisation financially sustainable.
View ArticleRSPCA braces for unwanted pet influx
The RSPCA expects almost 3,000 animals to be surrendered at its western Victorian shelters during the Christmas period.
View ArticleGoodstart takes over ABC centres
A not-for-profit group has taken over the operation of more than 50 ABC Learning centres in regional Victoria.
View ArticleCommunity Cooking in Mortlake
A community kitchen is being set up in Mortlake to help people learn basic cooking skills and healthy eating
View ArticleMayoral Whiparound 10.2.10
Warrnambool City Council would like you to vote for the city's future - hear more in this week's whiparound.
View ArticleHarness club turns around fortune
The Hamilton Harness Racing Club says it was close to collapse when harness racing was removed from the Victorian town five years ago.
View ArticleLounging around in Mortlake
An art project in Mortlake is busy transforming an old arm chair into an artistic piece in which to sit and wish.
View ArticleLands alliance seeks fuel burns backing
The Victorian Lands Alliance wants the state's new fire chief to back an increase in fuel reduction burning.
View ArticleShire residents feel 'bullied'
A Dimboola man says he believes there is strong community support for residents arguing that the Hindmarsh Shire is neglecting the town.
View ArticleGroup raises $500K for community bank
A steering committee trying to establish a new community bank in the north-east Wimmera says it has secured $500,000 worth of pledges.
View ArticleSports club water prices to rise gradually
Authorities say proposed water price increases for some rural sporting clubs in Victoria's Wimmera will be introduced gradually.
View ArticleTown Hall plans to change
Changes will be made to the proposed Horsham Town Hall redevelopment
View ArticleCalls for 'eyesore' mill to be sold
Residents of Dartmoor, north-west of Portland, want the town's former timber mill to be sold.
View ArticleDisadvantaged city kids go bush
While seeing a kangaroo or a cow may be an everyday occurrence for many country kids, for some Melbourne children Doxa youth camp is the first opportunity they've had to see beyond the suburbs.
View ArticleBirchip works to get back on track after floods
The town of Birchip isn't on a river, lake or creek but it was still affected by the January floods. Some of the locals explain what happened and where they go from here.
View ArticleThe long road ahead in Charlton
Weeks after Charlton suffered its historic flood, there's still a long road to recovery. Like so many others, Sue-Anne Hackett was affected by the event but she's focussed her energy on helping the...
View ArticleFlood recovery in Victoria six months on: homeless, hurting, hoping for action
Six months after ruinous floods devastated northern, central and western Victoria, ABC reporters return to the towns of Charlton, Skipton, Benjeroop, Rochester, Bridgewater, Irymple, Creswick and...
View ArticleDisability service provider plans merger
St Arnaud disability service provider Murdoch Community Services has announced its plans to merge with a Ballarat-based organisation.
View ArticleSpreading some christmas cheer in Charlton
It's been a tough year for the flood affected town of Charlton, but a little bit of generosity is going a long way this Christmas.
View ArticleSecret mens business at Nhill Men's Shed
The old Mechanics Institute in Nhill has been reborn as the Nhill Men's Shed, and it's more than just a place to find the right tool.
View ArticleFilm lovers flood back to the Rex Theatre
The Rex Theatre in Charlton has come a long way from initial fears that the cinema would never re-open, thanks to the generosity of volunteers, charities and plenty of hard work.
View ArticleThe future for Warracknabeal
A growing number of farmers in Warracknabeal in western Victoria have been packing their bags and calling it a day.
View ArticleCouncillor: Western Border League doomed
The Western Border Football League will not survive if the VCFL's recommendations are adopted, according to Glenelg Shire Councillor Gilbert Wilson.
View ArticlePedalling up a storm in Coleraine
This weekend all kinds of contraptions will be making their way around Coleraine's streets as part of the inaugural Australian Pedal Car Grand Prix.
View ArticleCarapooee community facility opens doors
The Victorian Government says a new $180,000 building will give residents in a small town in the Wimmera a place to meet.
View ArticleShire keen to formalise links with rec reserve groups
The West Wimmera Shire says it will meet community groups to discuss the management of the Kaniva Recreation Reserve.
View ArticleHope for groups to agree on rec reserve use
The Hindmarsh Shire will meet community groups in Dimboola this week to discuss the use of the town's recreation reserve.
View ArticleGippsland Emergency Relief Fund
In light of recent bushfires in Gippsland, ABC Local Radio Victoria is supporting an appeal to raise funds for the Gippsland Emergency Relief Fund.
View ArticleCouncil won't back Lake Marma heritage listing
The Yarriambiack Shire Council has unanimously decided against a heritage listing proposal for Lake Marma at Murtoa.
View ArticleSaving Seaview House
In 2011, Portland District Health told the residents of its supported residential service Seaview House - a low care facility for 58 people - they had two years to move out before they would close its...
View ArticleAussie Rules to get new rules
Artist Gabrielle de Vietri and community development worker Renae Fomiatti are planning an epic game of football. Their Three Teams project will see a game take place in Horsham between three teams...
View ArticleHuge art project knits Portland community together
Nine giant finger-knitted eel traps or 'narrabans' will feature as one of the community art projects at this year's Upwelling Festival.
View ArticleCouncil rallies support for Horsham Show
The Horsham council will lobby the Victorian Government for funding to secure the future of the rural city's agricultural show.
View ArticleBlending business with benefits
What happens when a good cause collides with a business idea? Social entrepreneurship.
View ArticleLooking for country love the speed dating way
Internet dating might be popular, but there's still plenty of room for some good old fashioned speed dating, country style.
View ArticleA small community taking its safety to heart
Defibrillators are becoming a common sight at community halls and sports clubs. For the community at Telangatuk East, the grey and orange box on the wall is seen as a community asset.
View ArticleBlokes who listen at risk of ending service after drought relief funding runs...
Staff who provide a listening ear are concerned about what will happen to their clients when one-off drought funding runs out.
View ArticleFly-in footballers keep country teams like Ouyen United alive but what's the...
Country football clubs are paying millions of dollars to fly the best players in from interstate and the AFL is struggling to maintain a fair playing field.
View ArticleFlocks of corellas bring sport to its knees in regional Victorian town
Locals in the regional Victorian city of Horsham are beside themselves about what to do about mobs of corellas eating their sports grounds. They have even deployed drones in a bid to scare them off.
View ArticleNick Cave bronze sculpture in Warracknabeal to see good son return from her...
A small rural Victorian town has announced a crowdfunding campaign to build a larger-than-life statue of Nick Cave, their most famous son.
View ArticleCompany recalls Meals on Wheels products found with traces of listeria
A company that provides frozen food to Meals on Wheels across three states, is recalling thousands of its products due to listeria contamination.
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