Lucy Bain

Chloe the cat's movements will likely remain a mystery but her owner says she is readjusting well to family life.

With voters set to head to the polls this weekend across the state, some communities in the state’s south-west say they have not been listened to or considered in the lead up to the election.

At a small art gallery in a former car yard in Mildura, an unlikely story is unfolding.

Imagine walking along a riverbank and stumbling upon a shallow grave with the remains of someone who died hundreds of years ago. Such a discovery isn’t as rare as you might think, according to the Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council.

Residents and advocates say Jeanie Schmidt will be sorely missed when she closes the doors to her Mildura shelter.