Victoria News | Latest & Breaking News Melbourne, Victoria

New law puts a cap on city buildings

Developers turn on the Andrews government over changes to heights and densities of CBD buildings.

Latest Victoria news

Commuter disruption rolls on as tram drivers prepare to strike again

Tom Cowie 10:19 PM Melbourne commuters face the third week in a row of disruption, with tram drivers set to strike again on Thursday.

Geelong Grammar's reputation at risk if abuse victim spoke out

Henrietta Cook 8:44 PM A former Geelong Grammar headmaster said it was not his "business" to immediately report to police credible claims of sexual assault at the school.

Police arrest Fitzroy flasher

Marissa Calligeros 8:38 PM Man allegedly exposed himself to pedestrians in Fitzroy on Tuesday afternoon.

Killer was ranked a high chance of reoffending by parole officer

Adam Cooper 8:34 PM The man who murdered a young Melbourne woman less than a fortnight after coming off parole was ranked by his case worker as a high chance of reoffending despite having been rated officially as a lesser risk, an inquest has heard.

One dead in light plane crash at Millbrook

Nick Toscano, Tammy Mills 8:16 PM An RMIT university student has been killed after a plane crashed during a solo training flight north-west of Melbourne.

Your worst fears realised as the battle of Chiko Roll heats up

Neelima Choahan 8:13 PM Artists Peter Milne, Jan Palethorpe, Pie Rankin, Melissa Scott and Leslie Thornton have launched the "Get One Into Ya" exhibition at Caspa Gallery to highlight Castlemaine's plight at having missed out as being acknowledged as the home of the Chiko Roll.

Ships may be too big to pass under West Gate Bridge

Adam Carey, Richard Willingham 8:09 PM A shortage of berth space for large container ships will constrain capacity at Melbourne's port, potentially cruelling Labor's attempts to get maximum value from its privatisation, a leading shipping expert has warned.

Abetz supports Lambie views on forced ice treatment

Jane Lee 8:01 PM Senator Jacqui Lambie's call for parents to have a legal right to put their ice-addicted children into drug treatment against their will has some high-level support.

New express bus lanes washed away

Adam Carey 7:48 PM New express bus lanes on Victoria Parade have washed away just weeks after they were painted.

Daniel Andrews backs parole board despite Sean Price decision

Adam Cooper, Tom Cowie, Richard Willingham 7:18 PM Premier Daniel Andrews says he still has confidence in the Adult Parole Board despite its decision to allow Sean Price back into the community six months before he murdered schoolgirl Masa Vukotic.

Fighting crime: Melbourne City runs soccer program for at-risk youth

Tammy Mills 7:02 PM A soccer program run by Melbourne City Football Club for at-risk youth in Melbourne's west is among 109 crime prevention grants announced by the state government on Tuesday.

Youth charged over Yarra Glen car crash that killed Cooper Ratten

Rania Spooner and Robyn Grace 7:01 PM Police have charged a 17-year-old boy over a car accident that killed the son of former Carlton champion and coach Brett Ratten.

Tip-top dog: Rescue canine Bruce's punt wins footy tipping contest

Aisha Dow 6:11 PM A rescue dog has bounced to the top of the leader board and won a Melbourne football tipping competition.

Saints fan Peter Kidd a popular choice for chief County Court judge

Steve Butcher 5:24 PM He's a St Kilda supporter who swims like a fish and a "black letter" lawyer who just gets on with the job.

Orchard Piper builds up Mathoura

Nicole Lindsay 12:00 AM Luxury Stonnington developer Piper Orchard is planning a $40 million three-storey complex for its fourth project.

Chapel Street knife fight

Tammy Mills 4:23 PM Two men are in hospital under police guard after a knife fight erupted on Chapel Street in Melbourne on Tuesday afternoon.

$500,000 Ferrari seized as part of ice trafficking investigation

Tammy Mills 3:34 PM A $500,000 Ferrari was seized by police in South Melbourne on Tuesday morning as part of a investigation into ice trafficking.

Monash University student dead after falling off a cliff in Norway

Chloe Booker 3:17 PM A Melbourne student has died after reportedly falling off a cliff while on exchange in Norway.

Killer driver back behind bars

Cameron Houston 2:15 PM A driver who killed six teens in Mildura in a shocking hit-run accident in 2006 is back behind bars after breaching his parole conditions.

The secret sex lives of seniors

Miki Perkins 2:13 PM There is plenty of sex after 60, say seniors. And no, they won't stop talking about it.

'Depraved' man jailed for child pornography offences

Steve Butcher 12:41 PM A "depraved" computer consultant has been jailed for charges that included disguising a child pornography virus on schoolboys' Facebook walls.

Four more level crossings to go

Tom Cowie 11:05 AM Labor has added to its list, but a hold up may delay works.

Melbourne Express: Tuesday, September 8, 2015

Deborah Gough 9:36 AM Melbourne Express is a live blog bringing you what you need to hit the day running - news, weather and transport updates, and compelling content from The Age and beyond.

Boomers with benefits - no rings attached

Miki Perkins 7:15 AM Many baby boomers desire sexual pleasure and intimacy but don't want the ties, financial entanglements and commitments of the relationships - often marriages - of their younger lives.

Sex abuse royal commission: Geelong Grammar paedophile teacher paid to retire to avoid scandal

Timna Jacks, Education Reporter 5:43 AM A former Geelong Grammar headmaster suggested that a teacher retire early, in order to avoid a formal complaint about sexual abuse, an inquiry has heard.

Melbourne girl stranded in Vietnam after father allegedly took off with passports

Nick Toscano Her father claimed the passports were stolen at gunpoint, but has been 'elusive' ever since.

Syrian refugees: house them at Point Nepean barracks, urges Matthew Guy

Richard Willingham, Josh Gordon Syrian refugees should be housed at the old Point Nepean barracks, just as Australia did with Kosovo refugees in 1999, Victorian Opposition Leader Matthew Guy has suggested.

Light the Dark: Melbourne rallies for asylum seekers

Nick Toscano Melbourne's Treasury Gardens lit up with candles as more than 1000 people gathered to mourn asylum seekers who have died while fleeing their war-torn homes.

Bitter stoush over family violence submission

Cameron Houston and Chris Vedelago The Office of Public Prosecutions has been accused of "acting like Big Brother" after launching disciplinary action against three staff for preparing a statement for the Royal Commission into Family Violence that was never submitted or published.