Coastal communities salute the sun for their first public transport

Coastal communities salute the sun for their first public transport

Sandy Point and Venus Bay will trial electric minibuses to see if public transport can be brought to small Victorian towns.

  • byBenjamin Preiss

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The secret plan that could transform Victoria’s hospital system
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The secret plan that could transform Victoria’s hospital system

Forced mergers of health services are being investigated as part of a plan that could deliver a major shake-up of the state’s healthcare.

  • byAisha Dow andBenjamin Preiss
‘Families are giving up’:Kids wait five years to see a paediatrician

‘Families are giving up’:Kids wait five years to see a paediatrician

Paediatric clinics have waitlists with hundreds of children on them as advocates warn the sector is reaching crisis point as specialists retire or move back to metro areas.

  • byAmber Schultz
Vols on hols:The CFA’s plan to recruit volunteer Melburnian firefighters

Vols on hols:The CFA’s plan to recruit volunteer Melburnian firefighters

Would you drop everything to fight a bushfire on your summer holiday? The Victorian fire service is counting on city slickers to boost dwindling membership numbers.

  • byBenjamin Preiss
Fossil fight:How a rural NSW town’s stoush over a museum got ‘personal’

Fossil fight:How a rural NSW town’s stoush over a museum got ‘personal’

The town of Gulgong in rural NSW has seen its plans for a dinosaur museum go up in smoke after a fierce online backlash.

  • byCatherine Naylor
James lives in an apartment in Ballarat’s CBD,the future of regional living

James lives in an apartment in Ballarat’s CBD,the future of regional living

A growth boundary around regional cities and more compact living close to their CBDs will help them avoid the pitfalls experienced by sprawling Melbourne.

  • byBenjamin Preiss
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Gallery:Now and Forever Festival
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Gallery:Now and Forever Festival

Hilltop Hoods,A.B. Original,Baker Boy,Emma Donovan,Jimmy Barnes and Paul Kelly performed on stage in Shepparton. See the photos here.

Would a Voice help Wilcannia? Elders deliver a resounding yeah,nah

Would a Voice help Wilcannia? Elders deliver a resounding yeah,nah

Wilcannia’s pandemic experience shows why the town’s Aboriginal community needs a Voice,but there is scepticism towards what is on offer.

  • byChip Le Grand
Making a COVID tree change has been far tougher than I’d expected

Making a COVID tree change has been far tougher than I’d expected

There’s no holding onto the modern obsession with hyper-independence if you want to live well out here – you just can’t do it all alone.

  • byShantel Wetherall
‘Feels like the right thing’:Buy from the Bush online marketplace shuts

‘Feels like the right thing’:Buy from the Bush online marketplace shuts

The campaign connecting city shoppers with regional and rural businesses will close its e-commerce site,citing cost of living pressures on retailers and customers.

  • byMary Ward
Pies,pizza,snags and ‘snot blocks’:The dishes the Good Food team would drive hours for (and where to find them)

Pies,pizza,snags and ‘snot blocks’:The dishes the Good Food team would drive hours for (and where to find them)

Whether you’re seeking day trip inspiration or want to make an overnighter of it,these are the dishes the Good Food team would drive hours for. Because weekends are all about eating,right?

  • byGood Food team