Marc Marquez started the Australian MotoGP with a mosquito in his visor. He still won
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Marc Marquez started the Australian MotoGP with a mosquito in his visor. He still won

Spain’s legendary six-time MotoGP world champion recovered from a horror start to claim a thrilling race win at Phillip Island.

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The painstaking race to save a renowned Victorian experience

The painstaking race to save a renowned Victorian experience

The beach where the Phillip Island Penguin Parade takes place is expected to erode by about 20 centimetres a year – and the current $5 million refresh will not be the last.

  • byBroede Carmody
Our island home:Phillip Island and its residents,both human and non-human

Our island home:Phillip Island and its residents,both human and non-human

Phillip Island’s population is booming and tourism surging. Can its precious wildlife and environment be protected? It’s a delicate dance.

  • byBenjamin Preiss
Islands of hope:The fight to eradicate feral pests and save native wildlife

Islands of hope:The fight to eradicate feral pests and save native wildlife

Australia’s wildlife is under threat from feral invaders on land and at sea,but some of the greatest gains are being made away from the mainland.

  • byMike Foley
Big batteries to shore up power in 20 Victorian tourist towns
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Big batteries to shore up power in 20 Victorian tourist towns

Regional communities exposed to patchy electricity and power outages during tourist peaks will have their supply shored up with the first round of neighbourhood batteries.

  • byKieran Rooney
A spate of drownings has shocked Victoria. But what can stop people entering dangerous waters?

A spate of drownings has shocked Victoria. But what can stop people entering dangerous waters?

Recent tragedies have triggered calls for more action on safety,but more warning signs alone are unlikely to be enough to keep people out of dangerous waters.

  • byLachlan Abbott andBenjamin Preiss
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‘Think 10 times’:Desperate message after four drown at Phillip Island

‘Think 10 times’:Desperate message after four drown at Phillip Island

The families of the four people who died in Victoria’s worst drowning tragedy in almost 20 years say the huge loss has “left a void” in their lives.

  • byLachlan Abbott andAshleigh McMillan
Victims of Phillip Island quadruple drowning mourned
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Victims of Phillip Island quadruple drowning mourned

An Indian-Australian family from Melbourne’s south-east is mourning the loss of four loved ones in Victoria’s worst drowning tragedy for almost two decades.

  • byLachlan Abbott andMelissa Cunningham
Three drown in Phillip Island tragedy,fourth in critical condition
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Three drown in Phillip Island tragedy,fourth in critical condition

Distraught relatives and friends of the deceased gathered in the car park near the scene of the tragedy on Wednesday evening.

  • byLachlan Abbott,Chris Vedelago andJustin McManus
Victoria’s drowning toll grows as four found dead in one day

Victoria’s drowning toll grows as four found dead in one day

Two drowned at beaches along the Bass Coast,while a body was retrieved by water police in South Gippsland. Another man was found dead in a Melbourne creek.

  • byLachlan Abbott andAshleigh McMillan
The Block’s next location has beach holiday vibes

The Block’s next location has beach holiday vibes

A company linked to the reality renovation TV show has snapped up a resort in a tourist hotspot,ready for contestants’ island dreams.

  • byMelissa Heagney-Bayliss