{"podcast":{"title":"Melbourne News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!","slug":"melbourne-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7572838","podcast_index_feed_id":7572838,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fastcast.ai/washington-mystics-the-daily-news-now.xml","website_url":"https://thednn.ai/","image_url":"https://image.fastcast.ai/podcasts/washington-mystics-the-daily-news-now.jpg","author":"The Daily News Now!","episode_count":430,"summary":"Hosted by Corey with the Story, Melbourne News Today delivers fast, focused daily updates on the stories shaping Melbourne—from local news and business to culture, sports, and community developments. Designed for quick, on-the-go listening, each episode brings you up to speed in minutes. Produced by AI for speed, consistency, and global scale, the show is part of The Daily News Now network—bringing local news to every city in the world and keeping communities connected. Melbourne News Today is your daily snapshot of what’s happening in your city. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai","last_synced_at":"2026-07-27T08:17:26.487596+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/melbourne-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7572838"},"episode":{"title":"Victoria’s First Regional Police Academy","slug":"victoria-s-first-regional-police-academy","published_at":"2026-06-11T21:49:26+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/melbourne-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7572838/victoria-s-first-regional-police-academy","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/melbourne-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7572838","url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/babe01f9-1b62-4837-b0bc-c5a5f61ee60c.mp3","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/babe01f9-1b62-4837-b0bc-c5a5f61ee60c.mp3","summary":"Victoria Police is launching its first regional training academy in Mildura next year, offering 25 paid spots for a full 25-week program starting January 18 — no more need to travel to Melbourne. Recruits earn $84,060 plus allowances and 9 weeks paid leave, training identically to the main academy with everything from firearms to defensive tactics. Designed to fill vacancies in regional stations like Kerang and Swan Hill, the initiative targets locals in western Victoria and even border towns in NSW and SA. If successful, the academy will rotate locations annually, with trainers from Glen Waverley on standby. A second intake is already planned for late 2027 — apply by end of July 2025 to join a historic shift in regional policing. Support the show: Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/8701ebf4c61251f7","meta_description":"Victoria Police is launching its first regional training academy in Mildura next year, offering 25 paid spots for a full 25-week program starting January…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":107,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/melbourne-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7572838/episodes/victoria-s-first-regional-police-academy/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/melbourne-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7572838/victoria-s-first-regional-police-academy.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}