V/Line has banned trains from running on several of the state's most important freight rail lines once the temperature reaches 33 degrees, right on the cusp of a major grain harvest.
Firefighting authorities have a new tool in their arsenal this summer - but it won't carry a fire hose, firefighter or water to dump on the flames.
Most of the paddle craft users who died in Victorian waters since 2000 were not wearing a life jacket, and none of them had any way of alerting people to their plight before they died.
When told the bad news about the shrinking economy of regional Victoria, long-time Latrobe Valley resident Graeme Middlemiss wasn't at all surprised.
"It is the biggest single issue we have, 'Why can't I use my kid's paddle craft next to where I'm swimming?'"
A concrete wall up to 3.5 metres tall is under construction alongside the Great Ocean Road at Wye River to prevent a steep hillside from collapsing onto the famous tourist road.
The damage bill from the devastating hail storm which recently hit Mildura and other communities has passed $100 million and is expected to climb higher.
More water bombing aircraft will be on call to be sent to bushfires immediately they are reported this summer - to attack fires in the crucial early minutes - under a revamp of the state's aerial firefighting fleet.
A group of almost 50 people who have just paid $2.5 million for the historic prison in the Victorian goldrush town have plans which include a focus on bicycle tourism.
For Peter Newland, the decision to rebuild at Wye River was an easy one to make.
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