The Latest Breaking News from Victoria

Vic govt to fund below market rental homes

The Victorian government will make 2400 homes available to low and moderate income earners for prices below the median value, it has announced.

AAP · Mar 31, 2022

ATSB to comb chopper crash site for days

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau will spend at least three days combing the scene of a fatal Victorian helicopter crash for clues into what happened.

AAP · Mar 31, 2022

Victoria to subsidise rent for 2,400 new homes in attempt to ease housing crisis

Under new scheme, families earning up to $132,000 can rent homes from state government at cheaper rates

The Guardian - AU · Mar 31, 2022

Bancroft ton has WA on top in Shield final

A mammoth opening partnership has Western Australia in a strong position against Victoria as they seek a long-awaited Shield final win.

AAP · Mar 31, 2022

Five dead in Victorian helicopter crash

Four men and a woman are among five people who perished after a helicopter crashed in regional Victoria.

AAP · Mar 31, 2022

Women face structural barriers at Ambulance Victoria, Human Rights Commission report finds

Women and people of diverse backgrounds who work at Ambulance Victoria face attitudinal barriers that are preventing them from rising through the ranks, a report released by the state's human rights watchdog finds.

ABC News · Mar 30, 2022

Animal vaccine lab to be established in Bendigo with Japanese encephalitis the first in its sights

A new vaccine to protect Australia's pig population against Japanese encephalitis virus is being developed in Victoria, and could soon be one of many emerging from a specialist national laboratory.

ABC News · Mar 30, 2022

Victorian government reveals new Crown land riverfront campsites for recreational fishers

The Victorian government has opened the gate on six new camping and fishing areas on riverfront Crown land

ABC News · Mar 30, 2022

Vic Labor figures seek end to intervention

Victorian Labor powerbrokers will find out on Thursday whether they can challenge national intervention in the branch in the High Court.

AAP · Mar 30, 2022

Vic power supply to cope with station fire

Victoria's power supply needs are expected to be met despite a fire at a coal-fired station in state's east reducing its production capacity.

AAP · Mar 29, 2022