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Long public transport trips are now a go-to for holiday homecomings

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.
A girl with brown hair and a brown hoodie sits at the window seat of a the vline train and looks at the camera

Published: Source: ABC Goulburn MurrayTopic: Public Transportby Ethan Seiderman and Philippe Perez

New-look electricity commission takes on Victoria's Delburn wind farm

The Victorian government says the wind farm's 33 turbines will generate enough electricity to power more than 130,000 homes.
A computer generated image of wind turbines inside a pine plantation

Published: Source: ABC GippslandTopic: Renewable Energyby Bec Symons and Jack Colantuono

Greyhound trainer banned after investigator finds messages to 'Anabolic Jim'

Victorian trainer Gerry Orr has received a six-year ban for procuring performance-enhancing drugs after he inadvertently alerted stewards by giving authorities his mobile phone. 
Greyhound trainer in a fluoro vest being interviewed on a race track

Published: Source: ABC GippslandTopic: Greyhound Racingby Bec Symons

Calls for change to help Victorian teachers put a roof over their heads

Victorian teachers say they are exhausted, living almost 100 kilometres from work, as their salaries fail to sustain housing costs.
Cooper Scott wears glasses and a grey jumper and has a serious expression
Duration: 2 minutes 28 seconds

Published: Source: StatelineTopic: Teachersby Sacha Payne

After a million kilometres, stock agent retires LandCruiser 4WD

A Victorian stock agent's four-wheel drive LandCruiser has reached a rare milestone, as experts say Australians are keeping their cars longer than ever.
Gary Driscoll stands next to his 1-million kilometre LandCruiser in the Horsham Toyota dealership.

Published: Source: ABC WimmeraTopic: Automotive Industryby Peter Quattrocelli

The fight to save Australia's disappearing beaches

Most Australians live by the beach, but the coastline we have built our lives around is disappearing before our eyes.
An aerial view of a blue building, which is a surf club, behind scrub and a wall of sandbags, with the ocean in front.

Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Erosion

Rare pink platypus spotted by fisherman in Victorian river

In a remote river in Victoria's east, a fisherman says he has encountered an ultra-rare pink platypus, one of only a handful ever sighted in the past 200 years.
A photo of a pink-billed albino platypus swimming in a river
Duration: 35 seconds

Published: Source: ABC GippslandTopic: Animalsby Jack Colantuono

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Rare pink platypus spotted in East Gippsland river

In a remote East Gippsland river, a Melbourne man has encountered an ultra-rare pink platypus, one of only a handful ever sighted in the past 200 years.
Eyewitness video of a rare platypus in a creek
Duration: 28 seconds

Source: ABC Gippsland

Rescuers rescue stranded sailors off Lakes Entrance

Emergency services winch two sailors to safety from rough seas off Lakes Entrance.
A rescue worker winches a person to safety from rough seas
Duration: 57 seconds

Source: ABC News

Dogs filmed at wombat burrows in San Remo

This video, taken by Friends of San Remo Wombats, shows multiple dogs at the entrance to wombat burrows at San Remo back beach — behaviour that the group says puts both animals at risk.
Dog at the entrance to a wombat burrow
Duration: 44 seconds

Source: ABC Gippsland

Birds-eye view of the Gumboot Gift

South Gippsland locals brave the wind and rain to race in the 2025 Gumboot Gift
Duration: 54 seconds

Source: ABC Gippsland

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