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Millicent Spencer
Sale, VIC
Millicent Spencer is a reporter/producer at ABC Gippsland. She is a recent journalism graduate from Swinburne University in Melbourne.
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Outspoken backbencher Russell Broadbent quits Liberal Party after preselection loss
The veteran MP will move to the crossbench after losing preselection for the regional Victorian seat of Monash on Sunday.
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Veteran MP Russell Broadbent loses Liberal preselection battle
Long-serving MP for the federal seat of Monash Russell Broadbent has lost his preselection battle to Mary Aldred, a government relations executive at Fujitsu.
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Victorian town raises $11,000 to appeal against visa rejection of much-loved community volunteer
Ariane "Kiki" Joseph's volunteer work in the rural town of Leongatha is appreciated so much by the local community that it has raised more than $10,000 to help her appeal against her carer visa rejection.
Man dies in vehicle carrying four friends in their 20s on Princes Freeway at Newborough
The four were travelling on the Princes Freeway near John Field Drive at Newborough at about 3am when the driver lost control on a bend and crashed into a barrier.
Council's plan to impose grass height limit angers locals in regional Victoria
A council in the state's south-east has proposed a local law restricting grass growth to 30 centimetres, but farmers say it's "just not feasible".
Anxious Gippsland residents, CFA prepare for bushfire season
They live in one of the most bushfire-prone parts of the country, but Andy Bennett and these far-east Gippsland residents would not live anywhere else — even as they watch a fire emergency unfold in their region.
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As a 'kid from the country', what has Daniel Andrews done for regional Victoria?
Born in Williamstown and schooled in Wangaratta, the outgoing Victorian premier has made major decisions affecting regional communities during his time as state leader — and not all of them have made him popular.
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'I'm excited to show my support': Young Victorians share their thoughts on the Voice to Parliament
What teenagers in regional Victoria are thinking about the Voice and what it means for the future.
'It has no place in Victoria': Protesters seek end of coal-to-hydrogen project
Environmentalists say a proposal to produce hydrogen from Victorian coal in the Latrobe Valley should be abandoned, but those backing the project are seeking to commercialise it.
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East Gippsland on alert for spring fires as dark memories of Black Summer linger
East Gippsland and the north-west of Victoria are two regions facing an increased likelihood of significant bushfires during spring, according to the Australasian Fire Authorities Council.
Mine for Australia's single biggest carbon emitter set to be 'repurposed', sparking concerns over future use
An end date has been locked in for a power plant responsible for 30 per cent of Victoria's electricity generation but the future of a gaping hole beside it is less certain.
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Emergency Management Victoria refutes reports there will be fewer aircraft fighting fires this year
By William Howard and Millicent Spencer
There have been no significant changes to Victoria's aerial firefighting capacity this summer, despite leaked documents suggesting it had been reduced by 40,000 litres, the acting EMV commissioner says.
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Rebecca is thriving at school, but cuts to a vital service she relies on could change that
The Victorian government is being urged to reconsider a decision to dramatically cut the number of specialist teachers who visit schools to help students with disabilities navigate mainstream education.
Another humpback whale has beached, but experts are celebrating an overall surge in the population
Visitors to the rugged Ninety Mile Beach in eastern Victoria are being warned of increased shark activity after a dead whale washed ashore.
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Anger as V/Line breakdown in inner Melbourne sees 100 passengers 'stuck' for three hours
V/Line passengers on a train to Gippsland have said they could not get off during a three-hour breakdown outside Richmond Station on Tuesday afternoon.
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Food-bowl farmers fear mining law changes will leave them with 'no say in what happens in our own backyard'
A Victorian bill which would change the way mining projects are approved has cleared the lower house, but communities fear it hands too much power to mining companies.
Could flat pack bungalows help ease public housing overcrowding? One family thinks so
A family says a flat pack bungalow assembled in their Moe backyard gave their daughter the space she needed to complete high school.
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