The Latest Breaking News from Victoria

Anger as trigger to be pulled on duck hunting season

Animal rights advocates have doubled-down on concerns for endangered birds in Victorian wetlands ahead of the start of duck hunting season.

AAP · Apr 8, 2024

Dumping and dirty sites could be asbestos mulch cause

Victoria's environmental regulator confirms asbestos fragments have been found at six Melbourne parks, but does not believe mulch producers are to blame.

AAP · Apr 8, 2024

Man charged with murder after woman's body found

A 21-year-old man has been charged with murder after a 23-year-old woman's body was found in a burned out car in Victorian bushland.

AAP · Apr 7, 2024

Migrant water safety cash call after double drowning

The Victorian government is being urged to invest more in multicultural water safety education after the deaths of two men from Melbourne's Indian community.

AAP · Apr 5, 2024

Firefighter response times slowed after cyber attack

A briefing document has cast doubt on Fire Rescue Victoria's claim that community safety was not compromised by a cyber attack on its IT systems.

AAP · Apr 4, 2024

E-scooters to stay in Melbourne as trial winds up

A long-running Victorian electric scooter trial will be wound up and replaced with a permanently regulated regime governing private and rented machines.

AAP · Apr 4, 2024

Victorian Greens leader Samantha Ratnam announces run for federal politics

Some Labor figures are worried about their grip on Wills if Ratnam secures preselection

The Guardian - AU · Apr 4, 2024

Daylight saving time is ending for parts of Australia. When and why do we turn back the clock?

Clocks will move back an hour for residents in Victoria, South Australia, NSW, Tasmania and the Australian Capital Territory

The Guardian - AU · Apr 4, 2024

Trio rescued 12 hours after yacht knocked over by waves

Three people including an injured man have been rescued 12 hours after their boat was knocked down by a wave off the coast of Victoria.

AAP · Apr 3, 2024

Victoria government blasted for rejecting truth-telling inquiry’s key recommendations

Yoorook Justice commissioners disappointed ‘crucial’ recommendation to immediately raise the age of criminal responsibility to 14 without exceptions was rebuffed

The Guardian - AU · Apr 3, 2024