Regional communities exposed to patchy electricity and power outages during tourist peaks will have their supply shored up with the first round of neighbourhood batteries.
Recent tragedies have triggered calls for more action on safety,but more warning signs alone are unlikely to be enough to keep people out of dangerous waters.
The families of the four people who died in Victoria’s worst drowning tragedy in almost 20 years say the huge loss has “left a void” in their lives.
An Indian-Australian family from Melbourne’s south-east is mourning the loss of four loved ones in Victoria’s worst drowning tragedy for almost two decades.
Distraught relatives and friends of the deceased gathered in the car park near the scene of the tragedy on Wednesday evening.
Two drowned at beaches along the Bass Coast,while a body was retrieved by water police in South Gippsland. Another man was found dead in a Melbourne creek.
A company linked to the reality renovation TV show has snapped up a resort in a tourist hotspot,ready for contestants’ island dreams.
Basham told a court via videolink on Tuesday that he needs to sell the Cowes property to help pay his legal bills.
They use the moon to navigate – but in this migration 700,000 short-tailed shearwaters will rely on Phillip Island residents to help them find their way.
Bringing independent,upscale accommodation to Phillip Island,Five Acres is a game-changer to its accommodation scene.
There's been a population boom among Phillip Island's most famous residents