Congratulations to winner of the #RPCVAwards 2024 Media Outlet of the Year: Warrnambool Standard. Award sponsor: Powercor

Congratulations to winner of the #RPCVAwards 2024 Journalist of the Year: Allan Murphy of Sunraysia Daily Award sponsor: 89 Degrees East. Congratulations to the highly commended entrants: Chris Earl of Loddon Herald and Lexie Jeuniewic of ABC News.

Congratulations to winner of the #RPCVAwards 2024 Photographer of the Year: Lachlan Bence of the Ballarat Courier. Award sponsor: Ag Vic. Congrats to the highly commended entrants : Kate Healy of Ballarat Courier and Michael Currie of The Times Group.

Congratulations to winner of the #RPCVAwards 2024 Ray Frawley Young Journalist of the Year: Natasha Schapova of ABC News. Congratulations to the highly commended entrants: Hannah Kennelly of Mansfield Courier/The Age and Nicholas Duck of Warragul & Drouin Gazette.

Congratulations to winner of the #RPCVAwards 2024 Community Champion Journalist Award: Darren Chaitman of the Euroa Gazette. Award sponsor: TAC

Congrats to winner of the #RPCVAwards 2024 Best Local Photograph: Darren Howe of the Bendigo Advertiser.

Congrats to winner of the #RPCVAwards 2024 Best News Photograph: Nicole Cleary of The Age.

Congrats to winner of the #RPCVAwards 2024 Best Coverage of a Breaking News Event: Gabrielle Hodson of the Ballarat Courier for ‘10 hit, 5 dead, 1 diabetic driver’’. Award sponsor: Coles. thecourier.com.au/story/8413…

Congrats to winner of the #RPCVAwards 2024 Most Innovative Journalism: Mim Hook of ABC Gippsland for Where is Marcia Ryan?’. Award sponsor: Porter Novelli abc.net.au/listen/programs/g…

Congrats to winner of the #RPCVAwards 2024 Best Sports Story: Chris Earl of the Loddon Herald for ‘Summer Fizzler’. Award sponsor: Marcus Oldham

Congrats to winners of the #RPCVAwards 2024 Best Feature Story: Josie Taylor, Emma D’Agostino and Danielle Bonica of ABC Central Victoria for ‘A Fine Balance’. Award sponsor: Stock and Land abc.net.au/news/2023-12-09/f…

Congrats to winner of the #RPCVAwards 2024 Best News Story - Visual: Harrison Tippet of ABC News Geelong for Historic Decision: Robert Farquharson stripped of rights over graves of his dead sons. Award sponsor AusPICA abc.net.au/news/2024-01-12/m…

Congrats to winner of the #RPCVAwards 2024 Best News Story - Audio: Mim Hook of ABC Gippsland for ‘Floods and fires in the same week’. Award sponsor: The Weekly Times. abc.net.au/listen/programs/g…

Congrats to winner of the #RPCVAwards 2024 Best News Story - Written: Benjamin Silvester of ACM for ‘'I'm suffering like hell': state hospitals miss 100,000 elective surgeries’ Award sponsor: Currie Communications bendigoadvertiser.com.au/sto…

Congrats to winner of the #RPCVAwards 2024 Best Agribusiness Story: Madeleine Stuchbery of The Weekly Times for Agriculture's problem with women: an investigation. Award sponsor: Nutrien Ag Solutions. weeklytimesnow.com.au/news/i…

Congratulations to winner of the #RPCVAwards 2024 Best On-Farm Story: Carlene Dowie of The Australian Dairyfarmer for ‘Virtual fencing: Dairy's next big leap’. Award sponsor: Rural Bank

The 2024 Rural and Regional Journalism and Photography Awards are now underway at the Bendigo Town Hall. Thanks to all our generous sponsors for their support of the club and the #RPCVAwards

📣 Here it is! Our last finalist announcement for the 2024 awards. 🏆 We're delighted to announce ABC Gippsland, the Loddon Herald, @ballaratcourier, @WboolStandard and @theweeklyaddy as finalists in the Media Outlet of the Year award. buff.ly/3Xv4GRp #RPCVAwards