Lucy Kent

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Norman Hermant |Lucy Kent

Saturday footy on free-to-air television has long been a staple of Australian culture but in 2025 that is about to change. Foxtel has confirmed to 7.30 that all Saturday games for the home-and-away season will be broadcast exclusively on Fox Footy in Victoria, Tasmania and Northern Territory.

Oct 28, 2024 | abc.net.au | Mike Lorigan |Lucy Kent

Melbourne dog trainer Michelle McClurg was excited when she purchased her Punt Road home in 2007. She believed she had just secured a slice of prime, inner city real estate. "The location is like nothing else. It's so central," Ms McClurg told 7.30. "What caught me was the actual real estate advertisement was 'quiet' and 'tranquil'. I was like, quiet, tranquil. Punt Road?

Oct 2, 2024 | abc.net.au | Norman Hermant |Lucy Kent

On a Friday afternoon in Ballarat, a staff-student netball game has gone wrong for Nicole Reynolds. A tipped ball has hit her in the face and broken her glasses. The last place she wanted to go was the ED, and she doubted she could get a quick appointment with her GP. She headed to the local Medicare Urgent Care Clinic, one of 75 opened across the country by the federal government since June 2023. "The school said I need to get checked out.

Jun 13, 2024 | abc.net.au | Rhiana Whitson |Lucy Kent

In short: Melbourne Water has issued revamped flood modelling for the first time in two decades, leaving residents in newly designated flood zones angry. Experts warn that by 2030, 3 million Australian homes could have exposure to riverine flooding. What's next? Residents in Kensington Banks, Melbourne face an anxious wait over whether home values decrease.

May 15, 2024 | abc.net.au | Rhiana Whitson |Lucy Kent

In short: Critics are questioning the Victorian government's decision to invest $37 million in a US company focused on stratospheric exploration and data. Former chair of Mental Health Australia Matt Berriman says Breakthrough Victoria should be shut down.  What's next? US company World View says it plans to employ hundreds of staff in Victoria. The Victorian government has invested $37 million from its Breakthrough Victoria venture capital fund in a US satellite imagery and space tourism company.