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26th February 2025

AM Edition

‘Hypocrisy’ as volunteers left with hundreds of ageing CFA trucks

Volunteers across the state have battled fires in 230 30-year-old CFA tankers while public servants’ cars are replaced every three years.

‘Starting to make decisions about selling or closing up their business’

Governments are under fire from businesses in the Grampians and other parts of western Victoria for a lack of bushfire recovery funding.

‘Birds dropping out of the sky’: Wimmera farmers detail firefront

The Little Desert National Park fire burnt 95,000ha earlier this year leaving farmers scrambling to save their stock and properties.

‘It’s like we’ve just sterilised the country we’ve been working on’

Wimmera farmers affected by the rapid Little Desert bushfire are facing a difficult road to recovering their scorched paddocks.

Mallee rodeo back after 25-year hiatus

Rodeo fans and competitors are set to descend on the Mallee town of Berriwillock for the first time in years with the high-octane event reborn.