Justine Longmore

Victorian government drought funding has been expanded to include more areas as farmers deal with extended dry conditions.

CFA volunteers are hanging up their hats and threatening to stop attending fires over the Victorian government's controversial emergency services tax which will add thousands of dollars to many farmer's existing rates bills.

Kids at a small country school in Victoria's fruit bowl watch their iconic fruit fly warning sign come down — just as government funding to fight the pest runs out.

The ABC asked every Australian politician if they wore wool on the campaign trail.

Supermarkets struggle to meet demand for cottage cheese as the product becomes the subject of viral videos.

A pesticide called fipronil caused the deaths, but how the bees came into contact with it is yet to be established.

The Victorian Farmers Federation says growers are doing their utmost to ensure fresh produce is safe after E. coli was detected in pre-packaged salad products.

Some Australian farmers are expecting to reap the benefits of Trump's trade war as international markets look to source products from other regions. 

Nearly 50 pre-packaged salad products are being recalled by major supermarkets after E. coli was found during routine testing.

Paddocks in Victoria's north and east have been replenished by a big dump of rain, but some farmers fear the regions that need it most are going without.

Greyhound rescuers have accused Victoria's racing body of obscuring data on the fate of retired racing dogs, as an ABC investigation reveals gaps in the industry's life-cycle tracking system.

Gabrielle Cordwell says she doesn't want "another family to have to go through this" after her "one-of-a-kind" grandfather Alf Jordan died from COVID-19 in Melbourne this week.

An investigation clears Rodney Higgins of wrongdoing after he was accused by the Shadow Attorney General of lacking judicial independence during his relationship with a young court clerk.

The Victorian Government announces a $10 million redress scheme for Stolen Generation survivors, to recognise "an act of genocide" that tore thousands of families apart.

Three children, including a 10-year-old boy, are among a group of Victorians recognised by Ambulance Victoria for helping people during a medical emergency.

The humble car wash has been transformed into a pink and shiny piece of public art to encourage people to think about why suburban architecture is so "boring".

Roads are closed and properties damaged at Coleraine, in Victoria's south-west, by floods described as the town's worst since the 1980s.

Sister Angela O'Donoghue, who has spent most of her life at Melbourne's Abbotsford Convent, celebrates her 100th birthday.

Police are investigating a shooting in Shepparton, in north-east Victoria, yesterday.

The Big Issue, the magazine known for its slogan "a hand up, not a hand out", celebrates 20 years of helping people across Australia.

The State Opposition has accused the Government of making a "cash grab", by planning to impose a $74 million licence fee on the Port of Melbourne.

The Victorian Parliament is expected to pass Brodie's law on bullying today, which makes serious bullying a crime punishable by 10 years jail.

The rail operator, Metro says a plan to change fault reporting for Melbourne's trains, would not put passengers in danger.

The Melbourne City Council has defended spending $25,000 on massages for parking inspectors.

Victoria's top road safety policeman, Kieran Walshe says a fatal crash he was involved in 40 years ago puts him in a better position to understand road trauma.