A modest poll bump for Victorian Labor after Ben Carroll takes over from Jacinta Allan

Plus - A fresh appeal for blood donors around the Border. 

A modest poll bump for Labor after Ben Carroll takes over from Jacinta Allan

Plus - A fresh appeal for blood donors around Shepparton. 

Fears for Philip Island's penguin population as bird flu cases rise across Australia.

Up to half the colony could be wiped out.

Petrol prices on the rise again in Bendigo.

And an urgent appeal for blood donors in Bendigo.

A top honour for a retired Mildura police officer.

And a new fundraising drive launched for a Pet scanner in Mildura.

A boost for Labor but still not enough to win

Coalition remains on track to win November's election

Goulburn Valley truckies already paying the price after fuel excise cut expires

Plus - Trains set to return to Benalla and Euroa. 

An 80-year-old woman's died after being hit by a car in Lavington overnight

Plus - Our Border truckies already paying the price after fuel excise cut expires. 

More industrial action on the cards for Goulburn Valley teachers on August 19

Plus - Murrindinidi Shire Council says road repairs after January's fires are progressing. 

More industrial action on the cards for Border teachers on August 19

Plus - Wodonga Carols by Candlelight organisers calling for volunteers.