A massive, 170-square kilometre wind farm near the small town of Rokewood in the state's south west has been approved by the Victorian government to help tackle the state's energy needs.

The first sign Graeme McCrabb knew something was badly amiss in the Menindee Weir Pool was when he drove his car over the Darling River bridge near the town last Sunday.

The rains are coming today, but they are unlikely to be the biblical proportions of Friday.

The Berejiklian government extracted almost 40 per cent profit from key state-owned companies in the past financial year even as two of the main utilities reported a large share of unplanned repair works.

Going to Sea World isn't a walk in the park for the animals kept in captivity, say campaigners.