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Dorothy Dickey, 86, with her daughter Janette Dickey and grandaughter Shelley Hogg after competing at the Lorne Pier to ...

Shark sightings fail to thwart Doncaster Dolphin's Pier to Pub swim

Not even the threat of sharks could deter some 5000 competitors, and an estimated 25,000 spectators, from the annual Pier to Pub.

Firefighters' dispute heats up as CFA goes to Fair Work Commission

The bitter workplace dispute between the CFA and the militant United Firefighters' Union has hit another flashpoint, in the midst of bushfire season, with the CFA asking the workplace authority to again intervene in the stoush.

Minister says 'obvious risk' of kids raping each other if not in jail

Children assaulting and raping each other are the 'obvious risks' of allowing them to be moved out of Barwon Prison, Children's Minister Jenny Mikakos has said.

Crown Prosecutor Andrew Tinney, SC, told the court that the Herald Sun's reporting was 'very disturbing'.

Herald Sun could face contempt of court charges

A Supreme Court judge has recommended that the Herald Sun newspaper be hit with contempt of court charges, after it published a report that he said could influence a murder trial.

Barwon Prison youth detainees to stay despite Supreme Court ruling

Chaos has engulfed the Andrews government's approach to juvenile detainees, teenage prison solution, with 15 youths to remain at Barwon Prison in the short term despite the Victorian Supreme Court ruling on Wednesday that jailing children in adult prisons is illegal.

Case reveals youth justice system in crisis

ANALYSIS

State government simply unable to find secure accommodation for 15 at-risk teenage boys.

While national spending on jails has increased, successful rehabilitation of prisoners has gone backwards.