Emergency authorities have urged Victorians to stay alert to the risk of fires over coming days and to the health risks from extreme heat, as temperatures remain at dangerous levels in northern Victoria but ease in Melbourne.
A new hospital with emergency helipad and large aged care facility needs to be built in West Gippsland to service the area's booming population, say local residents, businesses and community groups.
Melburnians might survive summer without a 40-degree day. As the calendar advances towards March, temperatures over the next seven days are forecast to go no higher than 37.
Much to the joy of wool growers across the country, Australian wool prices – particularly for fine wool – are enjoying a renaissance, surging to an all-time high last month.
Firefighters tackled 36 fires across the state as the mercury soared to almost 43 degrees in Victoria's north on Monday
Melbourne would get significant tourism benefits if a man-made island able to dock luxury cruise ships was built in Port Phillip Bay, according to Melbourne lord mayor Robert Doyle.
A pedestrian was killed in Wheelers Hill on Thursday night after he was struck by a vehicle shortly before midnight.
A Victorian policeman has been charged and will face court in February after an investigation by Professional Standards Command.
Police investigating a suspicious bushfire at Carrum Downs this week have exonerated a man pictured in CCTV footage from the area at the time of the fire.
Hundreds of homes across Melbourne have been damaged by severe Melbourne thunderstorms, many suffering partial ceiling collapses after guttering and downpipes couldn't cope with the intense rain.
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