The Latest Breaking News from Victoria

Australia's sole office paper manufacturing could cease operations if its foreign owners decide to permanently shut its Latrobe Valley white paper mill line. Tomorrow's decision could affect up to 200 workers and comes after a halt in operations in native timber logging in Victoria.

Data collected by the state coroners court shows 756 suicides occurred in Victoria in 2022, up 9% from 2021

South Australia can compete with other jurisdictions in the hunt for a new child protection boss, Premier Peter Malinauskas says.

A toddler is in a serious condition after being rescued from an irrigation channel in northern Victoria this morning.

The Victorian coroners court has released its latest suicide data report, showing a significant rise in the number of people taking their own lives.

Victoria's state coroner documents a "troubling" increase in the number of deaths by suicide last year — the highest figure since official records began in 2000.

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews will meet with survivors of historic child sexual abuse at public schools, ahead of making a formal apology to parliament.

Victoria's historical Mount Buffalo chalet stands dormant as the latest attempt to partially reopen the mammoth building comes to nothing.

Pressure is mounting on the Victorian government to scrap state parliament's 105-year tradition of opening each sitting day with the Lord's Prayer.

The apology will include all forms of abuse in institutional settings, with the premier also expected to meet with survivors who attended Beaumaris Primary School, where a number of students were abused by teachers in the 1970s.

Want to escape to the country for Sunday strolls and a hearty roast but can’t stray too far from the city? Martha Alexander tries and tests the best pubs less than an hour from the capital