Last Top Stories: Bendigo crime rate down slightly Crime Statistics Agency reveal

Bendigo crime rate down slightly Crime Statistics Agency reveal

Bendigo's crime rate dropped slightly in the 12 months to March this year but there were increases recorded in other parts of central Victoria. Victoria's Crime Statistics Agency has published its figures for the year to March. In Greater Bendigo, the ... >> view original

Snooker champions coming to Bendigo

The Australian Snooker Goldfields Open has confirmed two Australian wild card entrants have secured a place in the qualifying rounds of the international event, which will be staged at the Bendigo Stadium from 29 June - 5 July. Australian entrants Ben ... >> view original

Court marks 300th senior game in goal

GOAL umpire Ross Court reaches the 300-game mark in senior footy when Sandhurst takes on South Bendigo in Saturday's clash at Bendigo's Queen Elizabeth Oval. There have been thousands of goals and points signalled and plenty of waving of the flags ... >> view original

High fees eat into super savings

Superannuation fund members are paying hundreds of millions of dollars a year in fees that they do not need to pay. twitter To get more Money more often, why not follow us on Twitter? We're @FairfaxMoney. That is because accumulated superannuation ... >> view original

Logging unsustainable if Leadbeater's possum is to survive, says Zoos Victoria

A Leadeater's possum, which Zoos Victoria says will become extinct unless logging in Victoria's central highlands decreases. Photo: Joe Armao. The head of Victoria's zoos says the scale of logging in the state's central highland forests is environmentally ... >> view original

Australian students care for Great Barrier Reef

voyage is to collect stories of hope..Stories of what's being done around the world to care for the ocean. Here's one from Australia tonight. It's about a program that nurtures a new generation to care for that country's great barrier reef. Reef Guardian program ... >> view original

The comeback cod: The threatened Murray cod revival

Fish scientists are back on the Murray River in north east Victoria to monitor local fish populations including the threatened Murray cod. The annual survey, now in its 15th year, is being conducted by the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning ... >> view original

E3 2015 - ARK: Survival Evolved Hands-On Preview: Surviving the Wild

How well do you think you could do in the wild, armed with just your bare hands? ARK: Survival Evolved asks us just this very question in an MMO-style sandbox first-person adventure game. If that sounds like a lot of adjectives, that's because ARK is a ... >> view original

Children have an innate sense of restorative justice

Early empathisers Children as young as three show a natural inclination towards restorative justice fed by a strong concern over the welfare of victims, say researchers. A new study, published today in Current Biology, reveals three and five-year-olds are ... >> view original

Never Mind the Pope, Australia Plans Czar to Police Windfarms

A day after Pope Francis urged world leaders to cut fossil-fuel emissions, Australia outlined plans to appoint a commissioner to crack down on windfarms. The government is also backing further research into whether windfarms damage people's health, ... >> view original