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More than 600kg of food has been donated to Albury Wodonga Foodshare during their drive-through drop-off fundraiser over the weekend.

Foodshare has thanked the community for their generosity, as demand for assistance continues to rise across the region.

AlburyCity's proposed rate increase has residents and councillors concerned that living locally could become unaffordable.

Albury ratepayers asked to consider rate hike of up to 42pc over two years Albury residents could face one of the largest NSW council rate increases of recent years, with councillors voting to seek community feedback on plans to help address its estimated $18 million of debt.

Protesters say the increased levy will unfairly tax CFA volunteers and financially hurt farmers and business owners in the country.

Hundreds of regional firefighters rally against levy in Bendigo Hundreds of regional Victorian firefighters turn out for a rally in Bendigo, calling on the state government to scrap a controversial levy after saying they have been "left behind".

Check out Victoria's prehistoric past, once a thriving, dinosaur habitat 🦖🦕

What Australia would have looked like when the dinosaurs roamed Palaeontologists say evidence pointing to Australia's polar past shows that many dinosaurs roamed the country when the south east was still within the Antarctic Circle.

Judges have dismissed an appeal to increase the jail term of a driver who killed five people in a horrific crash in northern Victoria.

Court rejects appeal to increase sentence of killer driver The Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal to increase the jail term of Christopher Dillon Joannidis, who killed five people in a horrific 2023 crash in Northern Victoria.

Locust numbers in Victoria's north-west are at their highest level in 15 years, as concerns grow that recent egg laying could lead to big swarms this spring.

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BirdLife Murray Goulburn conducts regular surveys at sites across the north-east region, and it has noticed a decline in bird numbers.
Don Roberts from the group says insect-eating birds are particularly affected.

The new art exhibition at SAM, Facing Modernity, is inspiring some local businesses around Shepparton.

The cafe at the Dookie Emporium has named its milkshakes after some of the big names featured in the exhibition.

Soccer fans in Shepparton are pumped that the Socceroos’ first FIFA World Cup match will be streamed live on Sunday June 14th.

Greater Shepparton City Council will open the gates at the Shepparton Showgrounds Multi-Purpose Pavilion from 12pm, ahead of the 2pm kick-off. The event is free for the community.

The Socceroos’ opening match of the FIFA World Cup 2026 is against Türkiye.