A teenager has been arrested over an alleged rape of a girl, 15, at an adults-only Bachelor and Spinsters ball in regional Victoria on the weekend.
Intruder breaks into sleeping priest's bedroom and demands cash
Police say a man broke into an Ararat church property, woke the priest and demanded he open the safe.
Photo shows black and white image of manJosh Neille's gritty care for rescued wildlife has made him a social media star and he's hoping to inspire others
Wombat joeys prance around Josh Neille's living room and young wallabies slide around on floorboards learning to use their long limbs. It's a sight now familiar to millions of people online.
Photo shows A young family, mostly in light color sitting in a paddock where two emus roam in the background.Premier asks Labor to suspend CFMEU from Victorian party amid allegations of 'thuggish' behaviour
Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan has labelled alleged behaviour by the state's construction union as "thuggish and appalling".
Photo shows Jacinta Allan stands at a lectern with microphones in front of her. Behind her is the Australian flagBunnings under fire for selling plants that become 'a ticking time bomb'
Major Australian nurseries, including retail giant Bunnings, are selling plants listed by governments and their own industry body as invasive weeds.
Push for more eco-friendly fashion opens up new market opportunities for Aussie farmers
As more eco-conscious fashionistas move away from fast fashion, a new trade deal with India has created more market potential for Australia's sustainable cotton and wool industry.
Photo shows A collage of two models on a catwalkSingle mother Liz Whyte was paying $175 monthly in insurance premiums, but one email shocked her
Halls Gap residents and businesses are grappling with shock rises in insurance premiums of up to 500 per cent while dealing with the fallout of bushfires.
Photo shows A woman sitting at a living room table facing the camera. A table top plant is next to her.Grandma Jean Dooley is not digitally savvy. So, when Channel 10 services ceased broadcasting, she thought her TV had broken down
Mildura Digital Television, which is owned by SevenWest Media and WIN, has shut down the Channel 10 signal in the Sunraysia region because it did "not make commercial sense" to keep it going.
Photo shows Two women, one young and the other elderly, sitting on a couch with their TV guide looking up towards the cameraPlant store becomes goldfish adoption agency to help save pets from the flush
Few things make Tegan Warren as upset as the idea of a goldfish about to be flushed down the toilet.
Photo shows Tegan looks at a fish in a bowlWomen seeking abortions in Victoria's west forced to travel far at great cost
A new report from a regional Victorian women's health organisation reveals a dire lack of access to sexual health and reproductive services in the state's west.
Photo shows Two women at a table holding up a purple document titled Tell Your Story, which features illustrations of women on the front.After its only cafe closed, the regional town that once hosted Eric Bana and The Dry is desperate for food options
Can you imagine having nowhere to buy lunch? Almost a year after opening its doors, the local cafe in the Mallee town of Beulah has closed its doors, and farmers and tourists have to look elsewhere for a bite to eat.
'Leading with a stick': Victoria's stronger minimum rental standards raise concerns
A property lecturer says while the changes could lead to a more equitable quality of life, they also may lead to investors choosing to swap from long-term leases to short-term accommodation.
Photo shows for lease sign with leased stickerWorld-famous minion statue allegedly stolen from small Western Victorian town
The small hamlet of Warrack in the Pyrenees made national headlines last year when more than a dozen of the quirky sculptures appeared on local roadsides.
Photo shows A blue and yellow sculpture of a creature playing the harmonicaVolunteer firefighters go on strike over renewables projects, transmission lines
Volunteer firefighters from dozens of brigades in north central Victoria will refuse to fight fires at properties hosting renewable energy plants or transmission lines.
Photo shows Volunteer firefighters standing togetherVictorian hospitals told to prepare for big budget cuts as government considers hospital mergers
More than 20 regional Victorian health services have been told their budgets will be slashed by up to 30 per cent in the coming financial year, the ABC understands.
Photo shows A doctor holds a stethoscope in two clasped handsThey left the city to run a 170-year-old country pub. Then a car drove through the front bar
A Melbourne couple had just moved to the small border town of Apsley to take over the town's pub when a car crashed through their bar. After extensive repairs, the inn reopened for the long weekend.
Photo shows A woman and a man stand behind beer taps in a barAI weather startups claiming to be more accurate than the BOM on the rise
A new industry is selling its services in Australia — weather forecasting using artificial intelligence and offering precise, hour-by-hour forecasts for areas as small as a football field.
Photo shows Lightning and storm clouds over a town, lit up at night.Demand for palliative care is tipped to double and experts say more support is needed in regional and rural areas
Experts say long-term strategies, including training local workforce, are needed to provide more palliative support care in regional Australian.
Photo shows A picture of Kerrie Winfield and her son Jeremy Adlam on their farmAmerican uranium giant to fund rare earth mine in Victoria
The tiny western Victorian town of Minyip could soon host one of the world's largest rare earth mines after a multi-million dollar funding injection from a US uranium giant.
Photo shows Workers stand near survey equipment in a bare paddock.'I'm obsessed, it's my whole life': Maxi and other young women are changing the face of shearing
Once a rare sight in a shearing shed, women are now working alongside men in one of the toughest jobs in the country. Here's why that's very good news for the industry.
Photo shows Woman shearing a sheepIn the middle of the Mallee scrub stands Pella church and its colossal 19th-century pipe organ
In the middle of the bush near the Victorian Mallee is the ghost town of Pella, which was founded as a German colony by Lutherans when the first Europeans arrived in the area. Surrounded by paddocks and scrubland, the town’s sandstone church houses a humongous 19th Century pipe organ, which provides the visitors a surreal experience of hearing cathedral music in the middle of nowhere.
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