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Regional Victorians are paying more for water, electricity and rates than Melburnians, as our special cost of living investigation uncovers the hardships.
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Inside the cost of living crisis hitting regional Victorians
Regional Victorians are paying more for water, electricity and rates than Melburnians, as our special cost of living investigation uncovers the hardships.
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Rates analysis: Country and city divide
An analysis of rates across 29 shires in Victoria shows how much more those in the country are coughing up to their councils.
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Cost of the frost hits tens of millions
As farmers battle with crop losses from the frost one grower has shared “it’s the brutality of it all to think that the crops looked so good”.
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Firewood prices heat up
Firewood was a cheap alternative to electricity for many regional Victorian households. But price hikes are making it unviable.
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Transmission line compo flawed
A legislative flaw has devalued the Victorian Government’s transmission line compensation payments to landholders.
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