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From little things big tomatoes grow: A food revolution in the Upper Murray Richard Cornish Photo: Richard Cornish Upper Murray man Josh Collings holds a bunch of radishes high in the air triumphantly. "We can feed a town," says the filmmaker turned market gardener. I wasn't too long ago, when the 2020 fires engulfed land surrounding the remote town of Corryong, that Collings saw people in his community go hungry.  "With trees down and roads damaged, deliveries of fresh food were unable to reach people in the district," he says. "In one of the nation's most fertile areas, we had a food cr...

Brief rainstorms hit Melbourne, but city is spared worst of forecast wild weather Posted ThuThursday 4 updated FriFriday 5 FebFebruary 2021 at 5:46am There were showers and storms across Melbourne earlier today, but the city seems to have been spared the worst of the expected wild weather. ( Share Print text only Cancel Melbourne was hit by brief heavy rain, thunderstorms and strong winds mid-afternoon, but appeared likely to have been spared the worst of forecast wild weather. Earlier, the Bureau of Meteorology had warned of the potential for severe weather and flash flooding, with rainfall...