Premier John Brumby has defended the state's health funding after a woman died because she did not have surgery in time.

The Bureau of Meteorology says conditions in the Goulburn Murray region last month were surprising, with average maximum and minimum temperatures below normal.

The deadline for submissions on a report that proposes less horse race meetings in north-east Victoria has been extended to next month.

A union is demanding the head of the Victorian Department of Primary Industries visit staff at Eildon to hear their concerns about a planned relocation.

Police are investigating a sexual assault on a teenager in the Goulburn Valley this week.

The two major stars from the Australian movie, The Man From Snowy River, will join celebrations in Victoria's high country this weekend.

The Victorian coroner is investigating the death of a 38-year-old woman near Cobram from an ectopic pregnancy.

The family of Albury-Wodonga cricketer Andrew McDonald says they are proud of his debut performance in the Australian team.

Police believe a man found dead at a holiday resort near Albury died from a bee sting.

The Department of Primary Industries (DPI) will consider a combination of ground and aerial spraying of insecticide in an effort to control a new generation of young locusts in Victoria's central-north.