Philippe Perez

Budget-conscious travellers are turning to long-haul trips on public transport to get home for Christmas, but overcrowding and delays in the regions can cause headaches.

Suspended NSW police officer Tylar Shepheard, charged with possessing child abuse material among other charges, has had strict conditions placed on him.

Three homes have been damaged by a bushfire which spread east of Wangaratta in the state's north-east yesterday.

A mayor in southern NSW says removing the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags from council meeting chambers will "promote civic neutrality".

WorkSafe Victoria has charged the Department of Education after a Beechworth Secondary College student "severed" his fingertips in a guillotine.

Victorian police have charged a man over the theft of a vehicle that had a sleeping toddler inside.

Regional councils say they want security bonds on airline carriers who use their airports to ensure stability for travellers.

A child has died after being found unresponsive in a pool in northern Victoria. 

Police say that a 20-year-old man who was caught in a blizzard near Mount Buller overnight has been safely rescued.

Councillors say they recognise that small housing is needed to meet housing demand, but state government support will be needed to build key infrastructure. 

Around Australia, over-30s are hitting the dance floor in daylight hours as more venues offer "soft clubbing" opportunities. 

An Albury Wodonga surgeon says the local health service dismissed him after he spoke out against a major redevelopment of the hospital and changes to the region's cancer centre.

A major cancer centre on the Victorian-New South Wales border will become a fully public hospital in a move that has caught a healthcare provider by surprise and sparked community concern.

Firefighters say they learnt a lot from the Black Summer bushfires, but fear Victorians have become complacent in preparations ahead of this fire season.

As the search for Dezi Freeman continues, former police officers say the public should not be surprised if it goes on for months.

Victoria's alpine region braces for one of the season's most significant snowfalls, amid the ongoing search for alleged police killer Dezi Freeman.

Businesses, offices and the school in the High Country hamlet of Porepunkah remain closed, and residents are being told to stay inside until the alleged gunman is found.

Working from home has become a regular part of many Australians' lives.

A Wodonga business owner says he will consider moving across the border if Victoria's proposal to make working from home two days a week a legal right becomes law.

A new bookshop in a Wodonga water tower is the latest unique heritage building being transformed in Victoria.

Two men are arrested and one is charged, after the discovery of a 10-metre piece of vandalism on a rock face on Taungurung Country in Victoria's Alpine National Park.

Basketball associations say they are in desperate need of more courts, as a heavyweight of the sport voices her fear that players will be turned away if needs go unmet. 

An Albury doctor has been charged after detectives allegedly found more than 5,000 video and photo files of child abuse material on his phone.

Alpine region businesses are calling for the ability to offer work to non-UK tourists who need employment to extend their visas under the Working Holiday Maker scheme.

Agriculture Victoria has declared four properties in Euroa free from avian influenza after disease eradication activities.