Stranded at sea: the school camp from hell
Henrietta Cook Transport Safety Victoria investigates after students spent almost an hour in rough seas after their kayaks overturned during Tuesday's wild weather.
Latest Victoria news
Woman charged over fatal crash on Western Ring Road
Emily Woods 1:04 AM A 27-year-old woman has been charged with dangerous driving over a fatal crash in Melbourne's west on Saturday.
Police called to investigate Melbourne factory fire
Emily Woods 10:50 PM Police have been advised about a suspicious factory fire in West Melbourne on Saturday.
Motorcyclist airlifted to hospital after Doreen hit and run
Emily Woods 8:20 PM A man aged in his 40s has been airlifted to hospital in a critical condition after a hit and run in Doreen on Saturday afternoon.
Church loses track of abusive priests
Chris Vedelago, Beau Donelly, Cameron Houston 7:00 PM The Catholic Church is allowing paedophile priests to live anonymously in the community with limited supervision and has ignored warnings about their misconduct.
Man sexually assaulted in Melbourne toilet cubicle
Emily Woods 4:48 PM A 23-year-old man was almost sexually assaulted twice by the same unknown male, inside a Melbourne city shopping centre toilet cubicle earlier in the year.
Doughnut Time covers tracks on 'boob' uniforms
Deborah Gough 4:20 PM T-shirts worn by young female staff with doughnuts pictures over their breasts has caused a sprinkle of outrage.
Mantach defrauded Libs of $1.55m in bid to salvage marriage, court hears
Adam Cooper 2:45 PM Damien Mantach defrauded the Victorian Liberal Party of $1.55 million while he was state director, and used some of the money to try to salvage a disintegrating marriage, a court has heard.
Heritage bid for St Kilda Road and Fawkner Park to safeguard Metro Rail
Farrah Tomazin 2:34 PM One of Melbourne's busiest boulevards and a popular inner city park could end up being heritage listed as part of a state government tactic to stop people thwarting the Metro Rail Project. In a pre-emptive move, the Melbourne Metro Rail Authority has applied for St Kilda Road and Fawkner Park to be listed on the Victorian Heritage Register, partly so that objectors can't use the planning process to delay the $10.9 billion project at a later stage.
Sex, drugs and gangs: Child protection system set for a shake-up
Farrah Tomazin 8:00 PM Children in state-run homes are trading sex for drugs and being recruited into street gangs, painting a picture of an under-strain system where vulnerable young people continue to fall through the cracks.
Moscow Circus suspended over St Kilda big top safety concerns
Liam Mannix 12:59 PM Safety inspectors revoked permit as big top erected is larger and in a different spot than that applied for, Fairfax Media understands.
Royal Women's Hospital celebrates 160 years of caring for mothers and babies
Staff reporters 12:49 PM It's not every day that the carpets of Government House are used as a play mat for toddlers. But Friday was no ordinary day.
Car-park fall man still critical
Deborah Gough, Allison Worrall, Nino Bucci 11:28 AM A man who evaded police then fell seven storeys from a car park in Southbank has been identified by police.
The Phar Lap 'stuff' worth $150,000, and climbing
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Chris Johnston 11:30 AM What is being billed as the best collection of Phar Lap material in the world will be auctioned in Melbourne on Tuesday.
Bald tyres and pinged at 193km/h
Deborah Gough 9:06 AM A P-plate driver has allegedly been caught driving at 193km/h on four bald tyres.
Pedestrian killed in Williamstown collision
Larissa Ham, Deborah Gough 9:01 AM A pedestrian has died - believed struck by a bus - in a collision in Williamstown.
Man's daily dope habit causes rare disease
Deborah Gough 8:22 AM First known case of cannabis arteritis diagnosed in Australia described by surgeon.
Cash converter stolen
Deborah Gough 7:23 AM A machine which provides change in exchange for notes was stolen in the early hours of the morning from a shopping centre in Melbourne west.
Victorian Liberal Party faces branch stacking allegations
Richard Willingham The Victorian wing of the Liberal Party is facing branch stacking allegations just days before Malcolm Turnbull officially calls the federal election.
Andrews faces challenge from self-styled 'true liberal'
Richard Willingham Melbourne councillor Stephen Mayne is challenging former Howard and Abbott minister Kevin Andrews at the ballot box, promising to tackle the "capital C conservative" by running as a "true liberal" at the election.
Minister intervenes to protect 'Little Audrey'
Aisha Dow Melbourne's iconic Skipping Girl Vinegar neon sign – which is at risk of being partially obscured by a new apartment tower – has won a powerful new ally in the form of Planning Minister Richard Wynne.
Museum, police find the fun in internet dance-offs
Alana Schetzer Museum staff are used to being in the background and letting the magnificent fossils and installations do the talking for them.
Chemical reaction
Konrad Marshall 12:15 AM What if LSD could treat PTSD, or magic mushrooms could help you quit smoking? Overseas research is promising - but clinical trials on psychedelic drugs can't get approval in Australia. Are we missing out on possible miracle cures?
Victorian policeman charged with sexual assault
Larissa Ham A Victorian policeman has been charged after an alleged sexual assault in New South Wales in 2008.
The matchmakers helping parents decide on private schools
Henrietta Cook Fiona Flanigan wanted her daughter to attend a good school, but had no idea what to look for.
Doyle gives thumbs up to CBD mosque
Alana Schetzer Melbourne Lord Mayor Robert Doyle has welcomed the prospect of a large mosque being built in the CBD, following claims demand is outstripping supply for prayer space.
Revolutionary changes to how much you get paid for your solar power
Marc Moncrief A draft report from the Essential Services Commission recommends "a monetary value for greenhouse gas emissions" be established in order to calculate the "environmental and social benefits" of changing the way energy is generated and distributed across the state.
Minister orders crack-down on 'rogue' chiropractors
Allison Worrall 'Physically shaken' by video of Melbourne chiropractor manipulating a newborn's spine, Jill Hennessy demands end to 'unproven and potentially unsafe procedures'.
Residents in Melbourne's most sought-after suburbs big tax winners
Richard Willingham and Matt Wade Residents in Melbourne's most sought after inner metropolitan and bayside suburbs are the big beneficiaries of tax cuts detailed in Scott Morrison's first budget.
ARM wrestling
Ray Edgar Melbourne 'ratbags' win Australia's top architecture gong. How do they get away with it?
Police appeal for witnesses after death of teen in Chinatown
Larissa Ham Detectives have released images of a man they want to speak to following the death of a teen after an alleged assault in Melbourne's Chinatown .
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.
