Plumpton grass fire deemed suspicious as arson, explosives detectives investigate
A grass fire that burned close to homes in Melbourne's outer northwest has been deemed suspicious.
Neelima Choahan is a journalist at The Age, covering general news and is passionate about social issues.
A grass fire that burned close to homes in Melbourne's outer northwest has been deemed suspicious.
Melbourne has had a hottest Christmas Day in 18 years, with the temperature topping at 36.3 degrees at 4.30pm today.
A toddler has survived after nearly drowning at Rye beach on Christmas Day.
A 33-year-old woman has been charged with murder over the death of a man at a Kangaroo Flat home on Christmas Eve.
A man and a woman have been arrested and allegedly stolen property, including six cars, seized in Strathmore in the city's north on Saturday.
Worshippers have gathered in large numbers at St Paul's Cathedral for their annual Christmas Eve carol service, despite news terrorists were planning a terror attack on the Melbourne icon.
Firefighters have managed to control a small grass fire on the outskirts of Melbourne which was in an area full of highly inflammable tea-tree plants.
Victoria's first summer heatwave will be severe, the weather bureau warns, with a cool change not expected until three days after Christmas
Collingwood skipper Scott Pendlebury is expecting his first baby with wife Alex in May next year.
A man has suffered burns to his face and body after a bonfire exploded in West Gippsland.
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