Darren Gray

New strategy aims to cultivate wine industry boom

Expanding export markets and a greater focus on premium wines are crucial to the future profitability of the Victorian wine industry, according to a road map for the industry.

Cave Hill Quarry, a 162.7ha property in Lilydale, is one of the biggest remaining sites of vacant land in Melbourne.

Historic industrial property set to become new suburb

Plans to transform one of the biggest remaining vacant sites in the metropolitan area.

At least a quarter of drivers say they text while driving.

Motorists behaving badly ... and they know it

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Speeding, texting while driving and answering hand-held mobile phones. These dangerous driving practices are rife on Victorian roads.

This offshore wind farm is in the North Sea near Hartlepool in the north-east of England.

$8b plan would build offshore wind farm in Bass Strait

Radical proposal would see as many as 250 turbines in Bass Strait generating enough energy for 1.2 million homes.

An open channel section of the Maroondah Aqueduct that will be decommissioned.

Ageing water supply infrastructure at 'high risk of failure' gets $35 million upgrade

Part of an aqueduct that "regularly" traps and drowns animals presents "unacceptable risks" to our drinking water.

Mitch Chapman with a large barramundi recently caught in the Hazelwood pondage in the Latrobe Valley.

On the move with Victoria's barramundi

After living in a dam next to Hazelwood power station, Victoria's unique barramundi population has gone on a search for warmer waters.

The state of country roads will be discussed at a series of meetings in country Victoria this week.

VicRoads set to hear frustrations from country drivers

Notorious blackspots in the bush and poor quality of country roads will be among grievances aired.

Motorists on their phones while driving in Melbourne's CBD.

More than 110,000 fines issued to motorists using a mobile phone in three years

Risk-taking motorists have been hit with almost 113,000 fines for using a mobile phone while driving in Victoria in the past three years, clocking up a total of more than $40 million in fines.

Misunderstanding: A report says Chinese investors need community acceptance.

Chinese investors urged to win a 'social licence'

Chinese investors wanting to buy Australian farms or agribusinesses must obtain "broad community approval" if they want to operate in Australia, according to a new report to be released in Beijing on Thursday.

A lack of wood is putting 160 jobs at risk.

Morwell sawmill on brink with 160 workers facing axe

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A Morwell sawmill that employs 160 people says it may have to close because of a lack of timber.