Victoria, Australia News

The Queanbeyan Age is giving eight lucky readers the chance to catch the ACT Brumbies Super Rugby clash against Kiwi rivals the Hurricanes at Canberra Stadium on Friday, May 31 kicking off at 7.40pm. To enter, simply email your name, address and contact number to andrew.johnston@fairfaxmedia.com.au. Please include "Brumbies tickets" in the subject ... (more)

Monaro Panthers player Jono Toole celebrated a win over his former club Belconnen United last Sunday.

Thanks: Tom Donohue, among other volunteers at Nazareth House, has been honoured for his many years of service.

Mark Gooley is the owner of pet food manufacturer Huds and Toke. He is the taste tester for the pet food.

THAT Merrivale coach Jason Porter has headaches about where to use Josh Guiney is the first sign the small utility is in rare form.

Yes, X-Prize billionaires are failing their mission: "Making the Impossible Possible." Now they need at least $10 trillion to save the world, and a far grander vision, the new "10X-Prizes." And their leader, Dr.

Shane Howard performs with Warrnambool East Primary School pupil Jayden Brown , Port Fairy Consolidated's Harry Hogan and Merrivale's Davida Melis-Sharp. About 280 grade 5 and 6 pupils came together from Port Fairy Consolidated, Merrivale and Warrnambool East primary schools as part of a combined community performing arts project titled Play it ... (more)

Staff members from 18 Woolworths-owned stores across north-east Victoria raised funds and awareness for the ''Don't Txt-n-Drive'' campaign started by Mulwala's Vicki Richardson after her 20-year-old daughter Brooke died when her car hit a tree near Cobram in December last year.

There's another incredible weekend of dancing and relaxation ahead of us here. I've said it before and i'll emphasize it again, lineups keep getting stronger and more enticing.

Our nearest neighbour has been treated to visits from the Governor-General, new Parliamentary Secretary for Pacific Island Affairs Matt Thistlethwaite, Foreign Affairs Minister Bob Carr, Prime Minister Julia Gillard and this week Queenslandpremier Campbell Newman .

IT was time for rejoicing at the Ray Morton Park near the Riverside CafA© on Queanbeyan River this morning when community members gathered to mark the unveiling of a unique arts and mental health collaboration that has seen 200 original ceramic tiles, created by 100 people, installed on top of retaining walls in the city's soon-to-be opened ... (more)

NHILL coach Darren Weavell knows his side will have to be at its best on Saturday if it is to beat Horsham.

Chef Patrizia Simone and expert mushroom forager Franca Norris collect mushrooms ahead of the High Country Harvest festival.

Miners and other resources industries aren't just ATMs for everyone else to draw from says Gina Rinehart in her resource industry address.

Stawell recreational fisherman Vern Eagles had a rare catch in the Wimmera River last weekend, landing an eel-tailed cat fish.

New York-QT Hotels and Resorts announced the acquisition of Victoria's largest ski resort property, Quay West Falls Creek, which will be rebranded as QT Falls Creek and opened in time for the Australian winter season, starting June 1. Located roughly halfway between Melbourne and Canberra in Australia's southeastern state of Victoria, QT Falls ... (more)

A Melbourne man aged around 70 fell about 35 metres down the shaft in the Castlemaine Diggings National Heritage Park, before being rescued and airlifted to hospital.

In this Nov. 9, 2011 photo provided by Dianna O'Neill Publicity, Judith Durham poses for a portrait at a Melbourne hotel, Australia.

DENISON Independent MP Andrew Wilkie will introduce legislation to address ongoing incidences of horrific cruelty committed against Australian live export animals overseas.

In this photo provided by Australian Capital Territory Municipal Services Minister Shane Rattenbury, blood trickles down Rattenbury's leg after he was attacked by a kangaroo, in Canberra, Australia, Thursday, May 16, 2013.