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Plans for a $50 million art gallery in western Victoria spark debate over class divides and how council money should be spent.

The drought in western Victoria is forcing sheep farmers to the wall, but amid the dirt and dust are green shoots of optimism and ingenuity that will change farming here forever.

The SES says it received more than 1,400 requests for assistance in the past 24 hours, and is funnelling its resources into the Warrnambool and Portland areas.

The state's emergency management commissioner warns Victorians to "prepare now" as dangerous winds exceeding 100 kilometres per hour approach.

Clinics say the GP shortage is triggering people to abuse staff at South Australia's second largest city, while some patients travel 50 kilometres to smaller towns for urgent care.

The effects of drought linger, but the season has taken a turn for the better in western Victoria, where above-average rainfall is forecast for spring.

A study estimates the nation's 270,000 working livestock dogs contributed to the economy at an amount similar to Australia's beef exports to the US in 2023-24.

Paul Kelly's surprise sequel to How To Make Gravy proves that sometimes one song just isn't enough. Here are some of the best sequel tracks in music history.

As more regional bank branches close, a new alliance is pushing back against the Big Four.

An energy expert says the $7.9 billion Victorian Transmission Plan could cost three times as much as the government is saying.

A 72-year-old man charged with killing Warrnambool man Christopher Jarvis nearly 20 years ago has been granted bail.

A Victorian Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action restructure is expected to affect 350 jobs in agriculture, solar, bushfire and forest services.

Melanie and David Moor spent their life savings building a home on a newly subdivided block in Victoria. But they could lose it all after accidentally building on the wrong block.

Called The Electric Eight, these Warrnambool mums are speaking out via a podcast about their experiences of losing a baby in the hope that other regional women and families can find better support.

A Victorian doctor who wrote up nearly 200 false exemptions in one week during the height of the pandemic has had his appeal against his suspension dismissed.

A Colac district farmer and former AFL-listed player has been fined $75,000 and banned from cattle farming for 10 years after pleading guilty to extensive animal cruelty.

Funeral photography is about capturing a family's story and emotions while farewelling a loved one.

A mysterious world of colourful toadstools, ghostly mushrooms and bizarre white "cages" has emerged from the gloom.

A wave of decisions to exclude First Nations Australians at the local government level has left many Indigenous communities feeling marginalised.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission green-lights the merger of two of the country's largest dairy processors, saying a substantial change in market dynamics is "unlikely".