Cooling tower behind deadly Legionnaires’ disease outbreak
A cooling tower in the western suburbs has been confirmed as the source of Melbourne’s deadly Legionnaires’ disease outbreak, with at least 107 cases of the disease now confirmed.
A cooling tower in the western suburbs has been confirmed as the source of Melbourne’s deadly Legionnaires’ disease outbreak, with at least 107 cases of the disease now confirmed.
A public servant named as the 2024 Local Hero for Victoria is being promoted by the National Australia Day Council despite upset over posts in which she describes Hamas terrorists as “freedom fighters”.
The Allan government has been accused of bowing to political pressure in rejecting calls to amalgamate Victorian health services — but says it hasn’t ruled out the move in the future.
A Victorian government bid to quell growing angst in the state’s property sector has been slammed as a “lost opportunity”, with insiders accusing Treasurer Tim Pallas of having a “tin ear” on the housing crisis.
The state government has deployed dozens of “rental cops” to catch and fine landlords failing to meet standards, but a real estate expert has warned the move may have “unintended consequences”.
Gisborne locals have been locked in a seven-year battle with the local council over a plan to build a “village-like” community with more than 1000 affordable homes. Now, the dream is all but over.
A Melbourne survivor of Legionnaires’ disease has revealed how what started as just a “croupy cough” brought him to death’s door as the number of Victorians infected continues to climb.
The tiny, endangered Victorian grassland earless dragon is wreaking havoc in Melbourne’s west, with a fight to protect its habitat adding millions to the cost of new home builds — and some projects may be scrapped entirely.
Senior Labor MP Danny Pearson has gone on a tirade against Opposition Leader John Pesutto, blasting him as “irrelevant” and a “shouty little man”.
A plan to turn CBD offices into 12,000 homes amid the state’s housing crisis is now in doubt — but the Allan government is still refusing to encourage workers to return to the office.
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