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Minister who fired Victoria town council says new election coming soon
A special election will be held in Victoria in "the next couple of months," says the politician who fired the former town council in December.
#election #politics #Victoria
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/victoria-election-dismissed-9.7066219?cmp=rss

World news | The Guardian 3h ago

Nursing a skink: endangered alpine lizard numbers set to rise after Omeo falls pregnant in Victoria https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/29/skink-endangered-alpine-lizard-numbers-alpine-national-park-victoria #Reptiles #EndangeredSpecies #Conservation #Wildlife #Victoria #AustraliaNews #Environment

Nursing a skink: endangered alpine lizard numbers set to rise after Omeo falls pregnant in Victoria

Eleven guthega skinks could soon become 13 thanks to a captive breeding program in the Alpine national park

The Guardian

Environment | The Guardian US 3h ago

Nursing a skink: endangered alpine lizard numbers set to rise after Omeo falls pregnant in Victoria

Eleven guthega skinks could soon become 13 thanks to a captive breeding program in the Alpine national park

The Guardian

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Cory Doctorow 3h ago

Upcoming appearances:

* #Toronto: Enshittification and the Age of Extraction with Tim Wu, Jan 30
https://nowtoronto.com/event/cory-doctorow-and-tim-wu-enshittification-and-extraction/

* #SaltLakeCity: Enshittification at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts (Tanner Humanities Center), Feb 18
https://tanner.utah.edu/center-events/cory-doctorow/

* #Victoria: 28th Annual Victoria International Privacy & Security Summit, Mar 3-5
https://www.rebootcommunications.com/event/vipss2026/

* #Berkeley: Bioneers keynote, Mar 27
https://conference.bioneers.org/

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Deceptichum 7h ago

Shots fired, traffic chaos as allegedly stolen car crashes into school bus

Two arrests have been made after police shot at an allegedly stolen car that collided with a school bus before driving towards officers in Geelong.

Shots fired, traffic chaos as allegedly stolen car crashes into school bus

Two arrests have been made after police shot at an allegedly stolen car that collided with a school bus before driving towards officers in Geelong.

Matthew Rimmer 10h ago

Second-term Greens MP Tim Read will not contest the Victorian election in November, revealing he was diagnosed with metastatic cancer about three months ago. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-29/brunswick-greens-mp-tim-read-reveals-cancer-diagnosis/106278032

But the Member for Brunswick says he will use his remaining time in parliament to fight the state government's planned closure of VicHealth.

The Allan government unveiled plans to absorb the independent health agency into the broader health department as a cost-cutting measure late last year. #Springst #health #cancer #victoria

MP battling cancer says condemned health agency could have saved him

Victorian Greens MP Tim Read reveals he will retire from politics at this year's election after he was diagnosed with metastatic cancer — but not before one last political fight.

Dragofix 14h ago

Ouyen may have hit the highest recorded temperature in Victoria’s history – and some fear it could get even hotter https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jan/27/australian-town-ouyen-victoria-highest-recorded-temperature-history-heatwave

#Victoria #Ouyen #environment #weather #temperature #heat #heatwave #heatwaves

Ouyen may have hit the highest recorded temperature in Victoria’s history – and some fear it could get even hotter

As the temperature nears 49C in the Mallee region, residents take refuge in air-conditioned rooms

The Guardian

CBC British Columbia 14h ago

No charges laid in fatal Victoria police shooting in 2021
There will be no charges laid against a Victoria Police Department officer who shot and killed a man in September 2021, according to the B.C. Prosecution Service.
#crime #justice #Victoria
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/no-charges-fatal-victoria-police-officer-shooting-9.7065864?cmp=rss