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Cape Schanck
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Accident

Abalone diver drowns in rough seas off Cape Schanck

The 64-year-old's friend was unable to help him when he got caught in bad conditions on Christmas Day on the Mornington Peninsula.

  • by Carolyn Webb & Anthony Colangelo
Kiran Talbot says peril can lurk in even the safest of beaches.
Accident

'Respect the sea': Beachgoers warn of dangers in the calmest waters

  • by Carolyn Webb
Hot-air balloon gas tanks catch fire, passengers race to safety 
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Emergency services

Hot-air balloon gas tanks catch fire, passengers race to safety 

  • by Melissa Cunningham
The Victorian Treasury is concerned about the knock-on effect of the cooling property market on the wider economy.
Australian Economy

Victoria less glum on growth as other states downgrade economic forecasts

  • by Shane Wright
Police, SES and Surf Life Saving Victoria search for missing man Khalil
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Tragedy

Woman watches helplessly as husband, son drown off Phillip Island

  • by Melissa Cunningham & Rachael Dexter

Opinion & Perspectives

A good and fair contest makes the Boxing Day Test

The health of this great fixture is about more than scorelines.

The Burmese showed me how to do Boxing Day

Virginia Haussegger

Australians treat this 24 hours of laziness as a cultural right. But my hosts weren't having it.

Why Tim Paine is winning battle of the skippers

Mark Taylor

Four years ago, I was interviewing Virat Kohli when I learned a lot about his character off the field.

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Politics

The Victorian Treasury is concerned about the knock-on effect of the cooling property market on the wider economy.
Australian Economy

Victoria less glum on growth than other states

Victoria is the only state in the country not to downgrade its growth forecasts, with gross state product expected to rise 3 per cent this financial year.

  • by Shane Wright
Anglicn Archbishop Philip Freier
Christmas

'Jesus is the reason': Church leaders say faith complements the season

Anglican Archbishop Philip Freier preached a message of unity, trust in God and the dangers of the commercialisation of Christmas.

  • by Sumeyya Ilanbey
Police uniform
Road safety

Car crash at Mount Lonarch leaves one dead, two in hospital

Victorian Multicultural Commission chair Helen Kapalos.
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Melbourne

Resignation threats and dysfunction spark review of multicultural body

  • by Paul Sakkal
Moonee Ponds Creek
Planning

Plan hatched to return Moonee Ponds Creek to its natural state

  • by Adam Carey

Crime & Courts

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Education

Apollo Bay College P-12's class of 20128
Education

The small, rural school that pulled off a VCE miracle

  • by Henrietta Cook
Education

Catholic education chief resigns amid probe into workplace complaint

  • by Henrietta Cook & Royce Millar
Education

Spotless fined $180,000 for shoddy cleaning of Victorian schools

  • by Henrietta Cook

Health

Hepatitis A is typically seen in the developing world, but has made a resurgence in Victoria.
Healthcare

Victoria in worst hep A outbreak since modern sewerage

  • by Aisha Dow
Healthcare

Masseur barred from touching female clients

  • by Melissa Iaria
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Victoria Votes

As they waited hours for help, Rick’s daughter grabbed a carving knife

  • by Aisha Dow

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