‘Why not me?’ For the first time in 133 years a woman leads NSW lobby group

‘Why not me?’ For the first time in 133 years a woman leads NSW lobby group

Mustering sheep and cattle after school,Annabel Johnson never imagined she would end up swapping the farm for a CEO’s job with a baby in tow.

  • byCatherine Naylor

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When the storms come,pull your hat low and set your horse free
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When the storms come,pull your hat low and set your horse free

No storm suggested doom for these two. They were preppers,but they were optimists,too.

  • byTony Wright
Hills of discontent as communities remain blacked out a week after storm

Hills of discontent as communities remain blacked out a week after storm

Dandenong Ranges residents are losing patience with the most prolonged power outage in memory as businesses lose money and families are left without internet or hot showers.

  • byBenjamin Preiss
Gallery:Country Chinese restaurants
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Gallery:Country Chinese restaurants

Justin McManus explores regional Victoria’s Chinese restaurants.

‘Simply the best’:Why country Chinese restaurants have thrived for so long

‘Simply the best’:Why country Chinese restaurants have thrived for so long

They are mainstays of regional Victoria and proud emblems of diversity – and their owners have cultivated a unique culinary tradition beloved by Australians of all backgrounds.

  • byBenjamin Preiss
‘Licence for an accident’:Mornington Peninsula pushes for speed limits to be slashed

‘Licence for an accident’:Mornington Peninsula pushes for speed limits to be slashed

More than 50 roads could have their limits lowered – some by as much as 50km/h – as the shire aims to take control from the state government on the issue.

  • byAdam Carey
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The once-booming Victorian towns where rents are at a discount

The once-booming Victorian towns where rents are at a discount

Rental growth in regional areas is slowing or falling as higher costs price out many tenants and some tree-changers return to the city.

  • byMelissa Heagney-Bayliss
The only thing jumping at the Lorne trampolines is insurance costs

The only thing jumping at the Lorne trampolines is insurance costs

Generations of children bounced on the trampolines until they were abruptly closed in 2020,and a $500,000 insurance bill means they are unlikely to reopen this summer.

  • byCara Waters andMillie Muroi
My beach town is overrun by people from Melbourne. I absolutely love it

My beach town is overrun by people from Melbourne. I absolutely love it

City dwellers are the scourge of summer for beachside locals. They pinch all the good parking spots and clean out the shops of sourdough baguettes. I welcome them.

  • byKate Halfpenny
Australia’s wild west:Why are so many horrors set in the outback?

Australia’s wild west:Why are so many horrors set in the outback?

From The Royal Hotel to Long Weekend,the Australian bush has long been a go-to setting for horrors and thrillers,but what is it about this vast landscape that’s so scary?

  • byNell Geraets
Worst year for road deaths since 2008 as COVID habits wreak havoc

Worst year for road deaths since 2008 as COVID habits wreak havoc

The greatest loss of life on Victoria’s roads in 15 years has prompted a government commitment to review speed limits on country roads,and calls for stronger police enforcement to correct dangerous driving habits.

  • byPatrick Hatch