Victoria
New Year's festivals of drug abuse
Ashley Argoon and Anthony Dowsley NEW Year's revellers are planning to carry a "carload of drugs" into events as police admit they're powerless to stem the illicit tide.
Notorious Bar 20 to stay open
Grant McArthur and Mark Buttler THE Government is powerless to immediately shut down a city strip club following a vicious assault that has left a man in a coma.
AFL photo scandal girl goes to hospital
Anthony Dowsley THE teen at the centre of St Kilda photo scandal has been to hospital complaining of stress-related ulcers and bleeding in her mouth.
Fury over killer driver's compo
Padraic Murphy THE family of a woman killed by serial drink-driver Alan Philip Brown are still living their nightmare while their tormentor cashes in.
Heartbreaking tributes to dead teen
Amelia Harris
THE heartbroken family of tragic teen Jack Marchesin have paid tribute to their darling boy.
Family friend's gruesome find
Mark Buttler and Amelia Harris A MAN found dead in his Doncaster East home by a family friend was well known in soccer circles but kept to himself, a colleague says.
Teen attacked with meat cleaver
Nathan Mawby POLICE are searching for a group of men after a 19-year-old was attacked multiple times with a meat cleaver on St Kilda's foreshore.
Holiday drivers soak up petrol pain
Karen Collier MOTORISTS are facing high petrol costs as the industry shows contempt by making confusing changes to the weekly price cycle.
Girl, 4, battles rare ovarian cancer
Elissa Doherty MAKAYLA Worrall's parents are hoping she will be home by New Year's Eve after abdominal pain turned out to be a rare cancer.
Clothes, TVs sales favourites
Rachel Hewitt MEN'S clothing, designer duds and flat-screen TVs are the most popular buys for shoppers in the post-Christmas sales.
Body could be missing grandmother
5:23PM Mark Buttler POLICE are investigating whether a body found in a north suburban creek is that of a grandmother missing for three months.
Man held after tomahawk drama
8:00AM Max Laughton, Amelia Harris UPDATE 4.08pm: POLICE arrest a man inside South Wharf's Hilton Hotel allegedly seen earlier brandishing a bloodied tomahawk.
Drunks warned to stay away on NYE
12:03PM AAP DRUNKS and troublemakers will not be welcome at Melbourne's New Year's Eve party in the city, Lord Mayor Robert Doyle says.
Man in court on drug, violence charges
12:38PM Paul Anderson A MAN charged with drug and violence offences - including kidnapping - has appeared briefly in Melbourne Magistrates' Court.
Saints slammed over scandal
Anthony Dowsley ST KILDA'S treatment of a girl who published photos of naked players was heavy-handed and lacked compassion, footy greats say.
Motorcyclist fighting for life
1:17PM Mark Dunn A MOTORCYCLIST was airlifted to hospital in a life threatening condition yesterday after a collision at Nagambie.
Men arrested after marathon chase
6:20AM Amelia Harris POLICE had to use spiked stop sticks to end a 60km high-speed chase in Victoria's northwest early this morning.
Metro fined over filthy stations
Ashley Gardiner THE first score card on Metro's management since it took over the rail network last year has been released by the State Government.
Truckie terrifies drivers on highway
7:59AM AAP A RENEGADE truckie has terrorised motorists in Victoria's east, and police want any more victims to come forward.
Woman succumbs to crash injuries
6:38AM Amelia Harris AN ELDERLY woman has died in hospital five days after a two-car smash in Thornbury.
Mrs Claus
St Albans residents were delighted to see Mrs Claus spreading Christmas cheer through the shopping strip. Bernadette Dimitrov, Australia's first official female Santa, recently graduated with a degree in "SantaClausology". Ms Dimitrov had to study by correspondence at the International University of Santa Claus because Australian universities were unwilling to train a female Santa.
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Strip club boss vows legal fight
Mark Buttler and Max Laughton THE boss of a King Street strip club says he will fight to keep his nightspot open after a patron was left in a critical condition.
Wages, birth rates divide Victoria
Jessica Craven WE are a state and capital city divided when it comes to how much we earn, our expectations and even fertility rates, ABS data reveals.
Secrecy on rogue taxi driver
Peter Mickelburough THE Victorian Taxi Directorate is refusing to say if a driver accused of playing pornographic DVDs to passengers is back driving cabs.
Barmy Army take over town
Nathan Mawby and Andrew Webster THE Barmy Army was on the march last night after England's Ashes win at the MCG.
Ten rescued on Victorian beaches
LIFE SAVING Victoria warns swimmers to take care after 10 people were rescued following the first burst of summer weather.
Man, 29, held over Donvale death
4:35PM Mark Buttler HOMICIDE squad detectives are questioning a man over the death of Donvale resident John Kelly.
Five injured in head-on smash
4:29PM Amelia Harris FIVE people, including three children, are in hospital after a two-car head on collision.
Car crash, faults halt trains
3:34PM Matthew Schulz UPDATE 5.30pm: FRANKSTON trains continue to face major disruptions with the line partly suspended by equipment faults.
Teen remembered by family, friends
11:35AM Amelia Harris A TEEN killed on a pre-Christmas bike ride with his father has been remembered as a fun-loving boy.
Man faces girlfriend assault charges
9:49AM AAP A MAN is due in court today for allegedly kidnapping and severely beating his girlfriend in a 10-hour ordeal.
Forty firefighters battle factory blaze
6:58AM Amelia Harris FIREFIGHTERS have spent more than an hour bringing a factory blaze under control.
Burnout hoon driving without licence
6:50AM Amelia Harris` A P-plate hoon caught doing burnouts with two other teens in his car should never have been driving, police say.
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Sydney to Hobart 2010
The Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2010 began on Boxing Day in Sydney Harbour with the winner expected in Hobart on December 28.
Coogee Ink Tattoo fire
THE Coogee Ink Tattoo parlour was fire bombed and the shop totally gutted during the incident, which is being treated as suspicious
Mark Knight 2010 - Dec
A collection of Mark Knight cartoons published in the Herald Sun in December, 2010
