• Carolyn Webb

The 30 homeless men who died in Australia's deadliest single building fire have been remembered at a service to mark 50 years since the disaster.

• Nick McKenzie, Michael Bachelard

It should have been toddlers and toys, rather than federal police, inside the modest house in Melbourne's western suburbs.   

• Farrah Tomazin

Emergency Services Minister James Merlino has hit out at volunteer firefighters over a decision to fight the state government's contentious CFA deal in the courts.

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• Aisha Dow

Melbourne's "dog box" apartments will be targeted by new design rules banning windowless bedrooms and living areas, but the Andrews government has bowed to property developers by choosing not to introduce minimum dwelling sizes.

• Alexandra Laskie

More than 80 women attended a football clinic on Saturday held specially for those who were left with no choice but to watch on as their brothers and male friends joined Auskick, and later male-only football clubs.

• Farrah Tomazin

Prized national parks such as Wilsons Promontory, the Grampians and Point Nepean should be opened up for more private development to boost the number of people visiting regional Victoria, according to the state's new tourism boss.

• Benjamin Millar

Police are investigating two serious crashes overnight including a collision involving a police car.

• Neelima Choahan

Hundreds of angry Caroline Springs residents have rallied to demand for more police on their streets.

• Nick McKenzie, Michael Bachelard

ASIO's monitoring of the aggressive right-wing extremist movement uncovered alleged plans to attack an "extreme left" target, and led to the arrest last week of Braybrook man Phillip Galea.

• Benjamin Millar

An elderly man has been flown to hospital in a critical condition after a fire tore through his caravan on the Mornington Peninsula.

• Gina McColl

A deal struck struck by the Victorian Government with Crown Casino to retrain 500 retrenched workers in return for a lucrative extension to its monopoly gambling licence has enrolled just 10 so far. The revelation has put its taxpayer-subsidised private training facility in the spotlight.

• Benjamin Millar

Police investigating into the shooting of disgraced sports scientist Stephen Dank are examining whether he owes money to outlaw bikies.

• Darren Gray

A 36-year-old Ivanhoe man charged in relation to a number of alleged up-skirting offences.

• Darren Gray

Crown Casino workers protest for an allowance to reward them for Friday and Saturday night shifts.

• Broede Carmody

Police have charged a former Melbourne teacher in relation to a number of sexual assaults that occurred 40 years ago.  

• Farrah Tomazin and Richard Willingham

Premier Daniel Andrews' hand-picked CFA board has finally approved a controversial deal with the militant firefighters union, but the government's plan faces a challenge in the court from angry volunteers.

• Broede Carmody

Police are urging members of the public to come forward to help locate a Melbourne woman Natasha Polevoy. 

• Chloe Booker

A public servant has been found guilty of putting his hand up the skirt of a 14-year-old schoolgirl on a crowded Melbourne tram.

• Neelima Choahan

Richa Chadha is the face of the changing Indian film industry which is increasingly moving beyond the traditional song-and-dance romantic films to stories that appeal to a wider audience.