This week's top story in our newsletter is a good illustration of the importance of balanced reporting.

Plans to build transmission lines across agricultural land in western Victoria have proven controversial, and much of the reporting has been focused on those opposed to the projects.

But it's interesting to note that not all landowners are opposed — about 40 per cent aren't, in fact.

With that in mind, we spoke to one of those farmers in the 40 per cent, while also balancing out the story with concerns from those opposed.

Something I've noticed over many years as a reporter is that people tend to be louder when they oppose something, and quieter when they support it, but that doesn't mean you ignore the quiet side, especially when it's a majority, or close to it.

Matt Neal

Editor

Pictured: A transmission tower and barbed wire in the foreground in Burra, in the South Australian Flinders Ranges. Credit: ABC/Daniel Mercer

Police say if there is sufficient evidence, a man accused of attacking people at a community dinner could be charged under hate speech laws.

A farmer in Victoria's north is offering up his property for transmission lines as part of the VNI West project, saying it would give him a chance to diversify his income.

A Victorian couple has been forced to move their home that was accidentally built on the wrong block.

A court has heard claims the former home of an Australian impressionist is not safe to walk through, with "black mould, evidence of vermin and wheelie bins collecting rainwater".

The family and friends of a woman who was missing for a week in south-western Victoria have thanked the community after she was found safe and well.

A coroner calls for increased public safety campaigns after a 14-year-old boy died after colliding with a ute while riding an e-scooter in regional Victoria.