
Save the Date: Melbourne Town Hall revealed as location for 2026 RPCV awards
The magnificent Melbourne Town Hall has been revealed as the location for the 2026 Rural Press Club of Victoria journalism and photography awards.

The magnificent Melbourne Town Hall has been revealed as the location for the 2026 Rural Press Club of Victoria journalism and photography awards.

Long before social media, mobile phones and even fax machines – one of the most effective ways of sourcing a headline was getting newsmakers and news breakers in the one room.

Mayors leading regional Victoria’s major cities rallied for a $2 billion boost to road funding at a pre-election function co-hosted by the Rural Press Club of Victoria in Geelong.

While feature stories are often the most fulfilling and exciting stories for journalists to work on, they can also be the most difficult. Jeremy Story Carter shares his tips and tricks.

We hosted a webinar discussing the ins and outs of court reporting, featuring Victorian Court of Appeal judge Justice Richard Niall SC, criminal lawyer and prosecutor Sally Flynn QC and The Age journalist Tammy Mills.

Learn the ins and outs for covering emergency animal disease outbreaks from our online workshop co-hosted with Agriculture Victoria.

Chris Earl from the award-winning Loddon Herald shares a few thoughts on discovering the joys of sharing the stories in your local communities.

When it comes to holding those in power to account, how do you do it? Bridget Rollason shares her tips.


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