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Nancy Mullarvey treasures the time she spends with "wonderful" high school students at her Swan Hill aged care home. Their time together is part of a volunteer program with benefits for all involved.

Wet conditions in recent years have been a blessing for malleefowl in South Australia's Riverland, but they have also been a blessing for wild goats that can destroy the birds' habitat.

Salami aficionados battle for bragging rights — with secret recipes at the ready — at the Great Murray River Salami Festival.

Lisa Mammone and her husband do all they can for their kids, but they are bracing to make even more sacrifices as interest rates hit a 12-year high.

Victorian water tank manufacturer Polymaster has been fined for failing to provide a safe work environment after a worker's thumb was severed in a workplace incident.

Lynette Smith decided to drive to Melbourne from the border town of Howlong in NSW instead of waiting for a local ambulance for husband Peter. He was admitted to intensive care on arrival.

Wild-dog controllers will continue to trap and bait animals despite calls by First Nations groups and scientists for greater protection.

The Australian Services Union alleges confidence in senior leadership at Swan Hill Rural City Council is "horribly low" and a toxic workplace culture exists throughout the organisation.

The arrests follow a six-month investigation into an alleged organised crime syndicate in Mildura.

In a mysterious case of mistaken gender identity, a timber bollard commemorating the achievements of Captain Pearl Wallace was repainted as a scruffy seaman with a bushy brown beard.

WorkSafe charges Polymaster Pty Ltd with a number of offences under the state's Occupational Health and Safety Act, after two separate unloading incidents with tragic consequences.

The peak body is now supporting a management strategy for the parasite, believing eradication that's involved the euthanasia of millions of bees has failed.

Aboriginal leaders and politicians from across the spectrum condemn the distribution of a "fearmongering" and fraudulent letter in Victoria's north-west, which contained misinformation about the state's treaty process.

Just 18 months after swooping into Canberra, a giant magpie is being recognised as one of the nation's top "big things" on new $1 coins from the Royal Australian Mint.  

NSW authorities confirm the varroa destructor mite has been found at a new site in the Riverina as Victorian authorities establish emergency biosecurity zones to protect crop pollination.

Trained pooches will make weekly visits to a hospital in north-west Victoria to cheer up patients and staff who might be feeling stressed or lonely.

David Gaskell and his partner were watching the Shane Warne memorial when Dael Newman entered their home and went "berserk".

The $13 billion Murray-Darling Basin Plan will not be completed on time, according to official advice from the basin authority, prompting federal Water Minister Tanya Plibersek to conclude, "we have to extend the time frame."

Police believe the two vehicles collided just after 1pm on the Murray Valley Highway in north-west Victoria, while in a separate incident in Mildura, two officers suffered minor injuries after their van was hit by a car at a busy intersection.

The Victorian Farmers Federation says an attempt by 156 members to hold an extraordinary general meeting was "defective", amid growing tensions in the organisation.

A man has been charged with several offences, including one count of using a carriage service to make a threat to kill, after allegedly sending threatening and harassing emails to a federal politician. 

Nine Fijian recruits have spent months practising drills and completing assessments with a Victorian brigade. They are now ready to defend their new home from natural disasters.

The recruits have spent months training to become certified firefighters.

Nine Fijian PALM workers have joined the CFA in Swan Hill and Woorinen after graduating from official training.

Australian raptors like the wedge-tailed eagle and peregrine falcon are natural predators of corellas and other cockatoos. Now they are being deployed to keep them away.