City gripped tight by 'coldest week of the year'
Daniella Miletic Think the cold might loosen its white-knuckle grip on poor shivering Melbourne? Think again. The big chill's only just begun.
Latest Victoria news
Man shot during alleged Deer Park break-in attempt
Steve Lillebuen and Emily Woods 8:08 PM A Melbourne man managed to fight off two armed men during an attempted break-in at a Deer Park home, but was shot in the leg during the late-night attack.
Family found after five days lost in wilderness
Emily Woods and Steve Lillebuen 6:57 PM A family trapped by flooded waterways in Victoria's east for five days has been rescued.
Western Distributor: city off-ramps a bad idea, say residents and city council
Clay Lucas 6:19 PM Resident groups and Melbourne City Council say entry ramps from Transurban's new Western Distributor toll road would dump too much traffic in the city's north, adding to traffic woes rather than helping to fix them.
Residents near Metro Rail may have to relocate
Farrah Tomazin 12:15 AM Residents could be forced to move out of their homes while the Melbourne Metro Rail project is built, but they are yet to be told where they would go or how long for.
Banksy stencils 'destroyed' in AC/DC Lane construction works
Melissa Singer 4:49 PM Melbourne's seemingly infinite construction boom has claimed yet another preserve of its street culture.
Remember real world risks, police warn Pokemon Go players
Alexandra Laskie 4:38 PM Police are concerned gamers are roaming Melbourne's streets engrossed in augmented-reality games and unaware of passing traffic.
Man arrested over Kew death released without charge
Alexandra Laskie 3:49 PM A man arrested on Saturday in relation to the death of a woman in Kew has not been charged.
Green light for Hadid tower seen as global drawcard
Aisha Dow 3:11 PM Melbourne may soon be able to boast a truly world-class skyscraper.
Longer tunnel for Western Distributor design
Farrah Tomazin 1:15 PM A three-kilometre twin tunnel will be built beneath Yarraville in Melbourne's inner west as Premier Daniel Andrews moves to avoid a community backlash over his flagship road project.
State set for snow, gales, plummeting temperatures
Emily Woods 1:13 PM Forecasters say the Otways are set for more snow this week.
Missing family found safe and well
Emily Woods, Goya Dmytryshchak 12:29 PM Police have confirmed a missing family of six, who failed to return from an East Gippsland camping trip on Wednesday, have been found.
St John volunteer admitted to order of knights
Neelima Choahan 11:16 AM Thirty-nine years ago, Iain Nicolson and his wife Caryl left England for the charms of country Victoria.
Boy, 7, fights for life after being hit by car
Emily Woods, Goya Dmytryshchak 10:32 AM A seven-year-old boy is fighting for life after he was hit by a car at Bairnsdale in Victoria's east on Saturday.
Five things to watch in Victoria
Farrah Tomazin 10:18 AM After a federal election full of surprises and salient lessons, here are five things to watch in Victoria as Premier Daniel Andrews and state Liberal leader Matthew Guy prepare for battle in 2018.
Coroner calls for mandatory allergy reporting after coconut drink kills boy
Chris Johnston 10:04 AM A Victorian coroner has urged the state government to introduce new policies around anaphylaxis in the wake of the tragic death of a ten-year-old Melbourne boy.
Driver killed after car hits tree in Elmore
Emily Woods 7:21 AM A 59-year-old man has died after the car he was driving hit a tree at Elmore early Sunday morning.
Boy fights for life after he was hit by car at Bairnsdale
Goya Dmytryshchak A boy is in a critical condition after being hit in Bairnsdale, and four people in parked car were injured after a car struck them in Mt Buller.
The trouble with Chapel Street
Melissa Singer After being in a slump for several years, a new breed of fashion and lifestyle retailers is aiming to make Chapel Street great again.
Alex Freeburn arrested in connection with death of woman in Kew
Goya Dmytryshchak and Tammy Mills Police have arrested a man wanted in connection with the death of a woman in Kew.
Family with four children missing after camping trip
Goya Dmytryshchak A search is under way after a family with four children failed to return from a camping trip in East Gippsland.
Bus driver caught using mobile phone on Eastern Freeway
Emily Woods A Metro rail replacement bus driver was filmed hurtling down the Eastern Freeway at 100km/h on Friday afternoon, while staring down at his mobile phone.
Prisoner may have died after ingesting smuggled drugs
Emily Woods A young prisoner died in hospital this week after allegedly smuggling drugs into the Port Phillip Prison and then ingesting the substance.
Theage.com.au launches new website
We've redesigned with one thing in mind - to ensure we can deliver the best experience on your browser regardless of your device.
Breakthrough offers fragile hope over inherited condition
Rania Spooner Baby Jimmy missed all of his milestones but nobody could tell his parents why, or warn them that his condition could be passed to future siblings.
Man caught drink-driving with toddler in car
Emily Woods A 30-year-old father found drink driving with his 2-year-old son in the car on Friday was caught after he allegedly fled the scene of a Blackburn crash.
Four teenagers charged over stolen BMW that crashed on West Gate
Beau Donelly, Emily Woods Four teenagers have been charged after a stolen BMW carrying nine people crashed on the West Gate in the early hours of Friday morning.
Tracking device removed from former Anzac Day terror plot accused
Tammy Mills A tracking device placed on a Melbourne teenager once accused of plotting an Anzac Day terrorist attack will be removed after variations to a highly restrictive control order.
Man dies after van hits truck in Western Victoria
Emily Woods A man has been killed after a van with eight people on board crashed with a truck in Western Victoria.
Magnetic brain stimulation can help treat drug-resistant depression, study finds
Bridie Smith The once-controversial method of beaming magnetic fields into the frontal areas of the brain to treat depression has been shown to help those with drug-resistant depression.
Opinion
Punishment by proxy
The danger is that immense damage will be done to communities served by the CFA.
Football's abuse of women is institutional
The abuse of women in football is ongoing. Its language. Its attitudes. And sexual assault.
Why footy's men need to take heed
This has been an opportune week to shut up and learn.
Myer should stick with what it does best
Classic, dependable and enduring – that's what we want from Myer.
Forget hollow apologies, take away the money
Behavioural change cannot happen without people changing their language.
Sorry, Premier, you've used up your nine lives
What is the shelf-life of a political crisis?
Victoria's proposed euthanasia laws are flawed
A sanitised, pain-free and controlled death cannot be guaranteed.
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.
