Victoria’s State of Disaster has been extended for 48 hours as the state braces for the return of “extreme” fire danger conditions beginning today. It comes as a fire burning in the alps flared up overnight.
A tree has fallen and crushed a woman in St Kilda — the latest treefall incident in Victoria, following a series of fatal incidents in the past year.
The trouble-plagued Malmsbury youth prison has been marred by violence once again, with a worker taken to hospital after an incident at the justice centre.
A music teacher has told of her devastation after thieves stole more than $100,000 in musical instruments from her Oakleigh home, including a rare century-old violin.
Police have arrested three foreign citizens in a crackdown on thefts on Melbourne’s public transport system.
Climate activists say police fears that a protest will drain vital emergency resources on a fire danger day are “a storm in a tea cup”. Police had urged the protesters to think of fire-ravaged areas and postpone Friday’s event.
When little Sharnie Taylor found her mum on the ground at home in a diabetic coma, she sprang into action. Listen to how her quick thinking saved her mum’s life.
Police have discovered the remains of a man’s body in the Grampians National Park after two walkers first stumbled upon the grisly find.
Hundreds of people needed emergency relief after a thick smoke haze swamped Melbourne and surrounds yesterday, with a massive spike in ambulance call outs. And the haze is here to stay for a few days yet.
A man accused of starting a fire that led to the exacuation of of hotel in Melbourne’s CBD this morning has been charged with six counts of arson.
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