The Latest Breaking News from Victoria

In this edited book extract, Paul Humphries describes how a proposal to feed hungry miners on Victoria’s goldfields led to a Murray cod fishery – and the collapse of cod populations, the effects of which are still with us today.

Leader Samantha Ratnam says half of all dwellings in new projects should be public or affordable housing

A Victorian state Resolve poll for The Age, conducted with the federal May and June Resolve polls from a sample of about 1,000, gave Labor 41% of the primary vote (down one since April), the Coalition just 26% (down four), the Greens 15% (up five), independents 12% (steady) and others…

Native forest logging will cease in Victoria from 2024, but those who live and work in state forests say there’s been little communication about what happens next

Data released in both states suggest online posts may have contributed to a rise in certain types of crime

In the 19th century, many of Australia’s urban creeks and rivers were in poor shape. Melbourne’s major river, the Maribyrnong, was full of waste from abattoirs, tanneries and factories.

A ten-year-old girl missing for more than a week was last seen in the NSW-Victoria border area and police have concerns for her welfare.

Youth crime continues to rise across Victoria, with burglaries committed by children aged 10 to 14 almost doubling in the past year.

Staff are working 'flat out' to get it fixed

First Peoples’ Assembly will begin negotiations with Andrews government later this year

A quadruple fatality near Hamilton and the Hunter Valley bus crash have highlighted the trauma of road deaths on close-knit communities