Man suffers severe head injuries in Carrum assault

CAROLINE ZIELINSKI 1:38pm A man staggered to his parents' house and collapsed at the front door after suffering severe face and head injuries from an assault in Melbourne's south-east.

Man arrested for 1984 kidnap and sexual assault

CAROLINE ZIELINSKI 1:20pm A man has been arrested for allegedly kidnapping and sexually assaulting a 16-year-old boy nearly 30 years ago in Melbourne's south-east.

Hells Angel bikie withdraws bid for bail

ADAM COOPER 1:13pm A Hells Angels bikie charged with possessing weapons and explosives has withdrawn a court application for bail.

Jail for man shot by police after slashing woman's throat

Mark Russell 1:19pm A knife-wielding man was shot twice by police after slashing his former girlfriend's throat before he went back inside her flat to heat up some takeaway food.

'Disgraceful' driver jailed after ploughing into parked car

Steve Butcher 12:42pm A man never licensed with five prior convictions for drink-driving who seriously injured a couple whose car he "ploughed" into on the Monash Freeway while drunk and speeding has been jailed for his "disgraceful" driving.

Petrol drive-offs: servos win access to VicRoads data

CAROLINE ZIELINSKI 12:32pm A Victorian service station company has won the right to access the identity of people who drive away without paying for fuel.

RSPCA rescues 100 dogs in puppy farm raid

CAROLINE ZIELINSKI 2:15pm More than 100 dogs have been surrendered to the RSPCA after the organisation raided a puppy farm in a small town north-west of Bendigo.

Drug cook Yengo Faugere killed over suspected ice theft

Mark Russell and Adam Cooper 8:51am Drug syndicate kingpin Brok Seckold – who preferred to be called "Diablo", the Spanish word for devil – had a dilemma.

Smart police cars hit the streets for Melbourne Cup

CAROLINE ZIELINSKI 7:19am Police are adding four new high-tech cars to their fleet to better monitor events and driving behaviour over the Melbourne Cup period.

Police hunt Melton pervert

CAROLINE ZIELINSKI 6:49am A man who walked into a service station with his penis exposed in Melbourne's west is wanted by the police.

Art collective on roll as commuters give tram creatures thumbs up

The 'floating moon babies' and 'interconnected insect beings' that adorned an art tram decorated by the group Joining Forces have proved a hit with Melbourne's commuters.

Residents in line of tunnel weigh up impact on health

Jason Dowling and Toni Brient Large areas of Melbourne's inner north will be turned into construction zones for up to five years, new impact documents reveal.

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Traffic forecast at odds with decline

ADAM CAREY Traffic volumes have fallen or remained static on every major east-west road in Melbourne's inner north in the past decade, VicRoads data shows.

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Hunt for beds as hospital system groans

Julia Medew and Richard Willingham Doctors call for more hospital beds after new data showed hundreds of thousands of Victorians waited too long for ambulances, hospital care last year.

Pizzerias come under gunfire in suspected gangland shootings

CHRIS VEDELAGO A gangland dispute is believed to behind a series of late-night drive-by shootings staged against the popular Woodstock pizza chain in Melbourne's inner north.

Surge in complaints over state health services

JULIA MEDEW Complaints about Victorian health services jumped 11 per cent last year, partly due to a surge in reports from prisoners about inadequate care.

Push is on for coal seam gas

JOSH GORDON 10:44pm The Napthine government is facing intense pressure to open the state to onshore gas exploration, with its hand-picked adviser warning of surging power prices and job losses triggered by a looming domestic shortages.

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Parliament objects to Palace development

HENRIETTA COOK 8:55am The Victorian parliament has lodged a planning objection against a 21-storey luxury hotel and apartment complex proposed for a nearby site at the former Palace Theatre.

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Toyota seeks to slash workers' conditions

CLAY LUCAS 6:15pm Toyota Australia will attempt to renegotiate its workplace agreement with thousands of manufacturing staff at its Altona plant, in a bid to slash costs by $17 million next year.