Shannon Schubert

23 hours ago | abc.net.au | Emile Pavlich |Rebecca R. Norman |Shannon Schubert

An open water channel in central Victoria has become a wildlife graveyard. A wildlife carer says a kangaroo-proof fence could protect other wildlife from drowning in the waterway. A local MP and a researcher want wildlife to be better considered during infrastructure and housing development planning. Wildlife rescuers are calling on authorities to build a kangaroo-proof fence around a central Victoria waterway to stop animals from drowning.

5 days ago | abc.net.au | Shannon Schubert

Labor MP Lisa Chesters has retained the seat of Bendigo for a fifth term in a close contest against a first-time Nationals candidate. Labor has attributed the swing to a "cashed-up campaign" by the Nationals. The Nationals party says the swing in Bendigo has put the heat on Premier Jacinta Allan, who has been the state member for Bendigo East since 1999. It was the "safe" Labor seat that took most by surprise.

6 days ago | abc.net.au | Daniel Miles |Shannon Schubert

Lisa Chesters has retained the regional Victorian seat of Bendigo for the Labor Party. The ABC is projecting Ms Chesters will hold the seat for a fifth term despite a significant swing towards Nationals candidate Andrew Lethlean. The central Victorian seat, in Labor's hands since 1998, has been on a knife's edge since the Albanese government's landslide victory on Saturday night. Ms Chesters held the seat by an 11.2 per cent margin leading into the election.

6 days ago | abc.net.au | Anna McGuinness |Shannon Schubert

A successful program helping new parents in one of Victoria's most disadvantaged communities has closed due to a lack of funding. Maryborough, a town of about 8,000 people two hours north-west of Melbourne, has long struggled with socio-economic challenges. Downturns in manufacturing, rail and farming have seen the town consistently fall on hard times.

1 week ago | abc.net.au | Emile Pavlich |Shannon Schubert

Richard De Leon is neatly dressed as he exits the tent he calls home. He has set up camp on "Virginia Hill" — a fenced-off site once home to a notorious public housing estate, now littered with shopping trolleys, concrete blocks, and broken glass. "I've been here maybe a month or more," Mr De Leon said. He chose the site because it was quiet, and he was usually on his own. "I don't want to go with others with the tent," he said.