local region had "further been eroded" arguing that "issues in Gippsland are not the same as those in Shepparton or Echuca". Haines described the decision to reduce local programming on ABC Goulburn Murray as "a terrible idea" and said she intended to raise the issue with the ABC's managing director David Anderson. Along with ABC Goulburn Murray's Mornings program, local editions which were broadcast from ABC stations at Ballarat, Bendigo, Horsham and Mildura were also axed in favour of a single statewide regional Mornings program broadcast from ABC Gippsland in Sale between 9am and 10am, which also meant that local Breakfast programs which had concluded at 10am were also shortened by an hour. The hosts of the axed local Mornings programs were redeployed as field reporters. The ABC's director of regional and local services Judith Whelan argued that the decision to replace the local Mornings programs would increase the amount of quality regional content across Victoria. Whelan said it would enable journalists to share stories more widely stating that a single Mornings program would be better resourced and have the ability to cover bigger regional themes and increase the regional coverage of arts and culture. Transmission Airing on 106.5 FM from a transmission site on Mount Baranduda near Wodonga, and from low-powered transmission sites in Bright, Corryong, Harrietville and Myrtleford, ABC Goulburn Murray broadcasts its local programs from studios located at 1 High Street Wodonga, covering parts of northern Victoria and southern New South Wales including Albury, Wodonga, Wangaratta and Benalla. The original 2CO AM transmission site was retained and is used to rebroadcast Wagga Wagga-based ABC Riverina into the southern Riverina on the 675 AM frequency. Presenters References Goulburn Murray Radio stations in Victoria