Anzac Day public holiday: What's open
Robyn Grace Monday, April 25, will be a public holiday statewide. Here's a list of what's open, what's not, how to get around, where to go in case of an emergency and where to commemorate the day.
Latest Victoria news
'What is your damage?' Cult teen movie hits Melbourne in musical form
Jill Stark 12:00 AM It was the teen movie that captured the hierarchical horror of high school like no other.
Rider sustains life-threatening injuries after crash with car
Neelima Choahan 10:50 PM A motorcyclist is fighting for his life after a crash with a car in Melton South, about 44 kilometre west of Melbourne.
My Place
Anne Marsden 12:15 AM Ten years ago advancing years dictated our move from the bush to the city, but in my mind's eye I can go in an instant to a small clearing, above the creek flowing through the property.
Four-year-old girl dead, driver in hospital after car crashes into tree
Neelima Choahan 10:49 PM A four-year-old girl has died after a car she was travelling in crashed into a tree in Ballart.
Volunteer firefighters rally in CBD
Farrah Tomazin 10:39 PM A bitter firefighters' feud that has split Daniel Andrews' cabinet spilled onto Melbourne's CBD on Saturday, with CFA volunteers protesting in a bid to stop the premier caving in to union demands.
Woman stabs cyclist, 70, after phone row
Neelima Choahan 10:36 PM A young woman has allegedly stabbed a 70-year-old cyclist over a mobile phone in a western Victorian town.
'I promised Masa's mother I'd do everything I could'
Farrah Tomazin 12:15 AM Serious sex offenders will get early intervention treatment and a new "public protection" watchdog will be set up to monitor people who pose a high risk, under a sweeping shake-up of Victoria's justice system.
Brother wears one-punch victim's jumper in team salute
Beau Donelly 5:06 PM Patrick Cronin should have been pulling on the number 12 and taking his position across the half back line. Instead, his grieving brother wore the jumper as his team took to the field and a local football club embraced a family in mourning.
Government push to boost immunisation rates
Beau Donelly 12:15 AM Caitlin Jones won't leave the house without hand sanitiser.
Push to keep teens out of jail
Farrah Tomazin 1:17 PM Early intervention program encourages teen offenders to take responsibility for their crimes and supports them in the community.
Police search for missing teenager Jessica Fisher in Melbourne's West
Deborah Gough 12:50 PM Police are searching for a missing teenage girl wearing a black hoodie and Ugg boots in Melbourne's west.
Suspicious fire in commission flat
Deborah Gough 8:20 AM Police are investigating a suspicious fire in a housing commission flat in Flemington.
Melbourne Arts Centre turns purple for Prince
Neelima Choahan 6:00 AM Melbourne's Art Centre is showing its colours for Prince.
The fish that swam more than 180 kilometres
Darren Gray 1:55 AM The medium-sized fish that went for a very big swim.
Entrepreneurs buying up Uber fleets
Lucy Battersby 1:54 AM Ever wondered how a young Uber driver can afford such a nice car? It turns out they could be leasing it or sharing it with other drivers.
Three youths charged over Moomba riots
Rania Spooner and Allison Worrall Police have released images of three young men they want to question over the CBD riots that marred the Moomba Festival in March.
'It's definitely a fake'
Patrick Durkin A Brett Whiteley "fake" lacked spontaneity, wit and spirit, says the painter's muse.
Retired police to investigate murder mysteries
John Silvester Specialist police are to be brought out of retirement to complete cases they previously investigated in a radical move designed to free operational detectives to concentrate on current crimes.
Fight against graffiti gets dirty on Monash Freeway
Neelima Choahan The war of graffiti between a south-eastern council and VicRoads has just got dirty with Casey Council vowing to put up signs along the Monash Freeway asking commuters to call the state-governed body to "clean up" their act.
Missing autistic girl Hailey found safe and well
Rania Spooner The mother of a 14-year-old girl with autism who has been missing since Monday has made a desperate plea for help to find her.
CFMEU fined nearly $1 million for unlawful site access
Rania Spooner The powerful construction union and its officials have been fined nearly $1 million for a campaign of unlawfully entering work sites in Adelaide.
Palace Theatre to be demolished: VCAT
Aisha Dow Melbourne's Palace Theatre will be demolished and boutique hotel built in its place, after Victoria's planning tribunal rejected a passionate appeal from music and heritage lovers to save the century-old entertainment venue.
Apartment fire brings traffic to a halt on Burnley Street Richmond
Neelima Choahan Commuters are facing long delays after a fire in an unoccupied apartment has forced the closure of Burnley Street in Richmond.
'It was an open world' - Wendy Whiteley tells court of life and art with Brett
Jacqueline Le Trial of two men accused of making millions by selling forgeries of Brett Whiteley paintings hears from the artist's widow.
Victoria's own mining tax to triple as treasurer gouges brown coal for revenue
Josh Gordon Brown coal companies will be hit by a dramatic three-fold tax increase, with the Andrews Government insisting the impact on power bills will be "negligible in the extreme".
Australia 'leading exporter' of paedophiles seeking surrogate children
Nino Bucci and Bianca Hall Sex offenders are going overseas in search of surrogate babies in worrying numbers, says a leading surrogacy lawyer who believes urgent law reform is needed.
Channel Nine asked Mick Gatto and associate for help in Beirut
Cameron Houston, Chris Vedelago Channel Nine hoped underworld figure Mick Gatto and his business partner John Khoury could use their connections in Beirut to secure the release of reporter Tara Brown and her colleagues
Sky rail: bring it on
Adam Carey So sky rail is a done deal, and in just 2.5 years every level crossing on our busiest suburban rail line will be gone.
Labor shelves tough one-punch law election promise
Nino Bucci The Andrews government quietly shelved an election promise for tougher "one-punch" death laws in favour of keeping an offence introduced by the Coalition, which included a controversial mandatory minimum sentence.
Opinion
Andrews' port plan is a fraud on the west
Victoria is facing an infrastructure fiasco rivalling the desalination plant.
Indifference threatens a jewel in Victoria's heritage
In a crook of a hill outside Melbourne, a rare example of Victoria's heritage is crumbling.
A perfect storm led to hospital baby deaths
We must demand transparency and a change in attitude at Bacchus Marsh Hospital.
Hunt’s Melbourne 2200: on a road to nowhere
Environment Minister is still playing Abbott-style politics and his proposals ignore fiscal realities.
The urban myth we just can't shake off
We have the world's most urban culture but we see ourselves as red-dirters, outbackers, bushies.
Hail the fight for workplace safety
The decline in workplace deaths would have been unachievable without the vigilance of unions.
Fighting fire with fire: sometimes it goes wrong
The recent Lancefield bushfires highlight the need to have a plan and then use it.
A premier who keeps his promises? Really?
Premier Daniel Andrews has stuck to his guns, and his commitments.
Flash heatwave forebodes dangerous summer
In less than a week, the bushfire season has descended upon us.
Open letter to Gillon McLachlan
Victim of Brownless' "strippers" comment says the AFL chief should use his power to change the culture of The Footy Show.
Don't be fooled by Andrews' port trickery
Privatising the port to pay for level-crossing removals is a modern version of the pea and thimble trick.
Video
V/Line conductor filmed punching man
Passenger films a V/Line employee as he repeatedly kicks and punches a 46-year-old man at Broadford station.
Andrews wants Melbourne Metro cash from Turnbull
Daniel Andrews wants the allocated $3 billion for East West link to fund the Melbourne Metro.
Inside Australia's goat farming industry
We export the largest quantity of this meat in the world, but most Australians know little about goat farming.
