Victoria
Defence Force uses insect radar to fight locusts
Posted
The Australian Defence Force Academy has joined the fight to control locusts.
Sacked workers rally at Ballarat plant
Posted
Union delegates are preparing to address 130 workers who have lost their jobs at a Ballarat manufacturing company.
SA steps towards federal control of Murray
Posted | Updated
A bill to refer the SA Govt's powers over the River Murray to the Commonwealth has passed Parliament's Lower House.
See-through scanners an 'invasion of privacy'
Posted | Updated
Civil liberty advocates say a new airport security scanner that can see through a passenger's clothes "goes way too far".
Asbestos victims welcome govt apology
Posted
Asbestos victims and their families have welcomed the Victorian Government's apology for the pain they have suffered as a result of working for Victoria's State Electricity Commission.
Patients isolated after gastro outbreak
Posted
Several people are in isolation in Shepparton's public hospital because of an outbreak of gastroenteritis.
Redbacks struggle to make runs against Bushrangers
Posted
A new season, a new outlook and an excellent batting strip still left South Australia struggling for runs against Victoria in their Sheffield Shield match at Adelaide Oval today.
No guarantee factory workers will regain jobs: administrator
Posted | Updated
Administrators say it is too early to tell if 130 factory workers in Ballarat will get their jobs back.
Theophanous shocked by rape accusation
Posted | Updated
Victorian Labor MP Theo Theophanous has hit back at newspaper reports accusing him of raping a woman a decade ago.
Mother shocked by kayaker's disappearance
Posted
The mother of a kayaker missing along Victoria's south-west coast says she is shocked by her son's disappearance.
Gallica wins Thousand Guineas
Posted
Gallica took out the $500,000 Thousand Guineas race at Caulfield Racecourse today.
Thomas tells court bin Laden is polite, shy
Posted | Updated
A man accused of receiving money from a terrorist organisation describes Osama bin Laden as a polite man.
Lappin joins Cats' coaching ranks
Posted
Former Brisbane Lions triple premiership-winner Nigel Lappin has signed on as an assistant coach with AFL runners-up Geelong for 2009.
Airport trials 'see-through' scanners
Posted | Updated
New screening technology capable of seeing through passengers' clothing has been put on display at Melbourne airport.
Assaults against doctors, nurses on the rise: AMA
Posted
The Australian Medical Association says assaults against doctors and nurses are becoming increasingly brutal and more frequent in Victoria.
Tax debt forces job losses
Posted | Updated
A Ballarat manufacturing company has laid-off its entire work force while it battles a tax debt.
Opes Prime creditors meet
Posted | Updated
Creditors of the failed stockbroker Opes Prime still do not know when they will see any of their money.
Golden Tomescu signs on for Great Australian Run
Posted
The women's marathon gold medallist from the Beijing Olympic Games will take part in the Great Australian Run in Melbourne at the end of next month.
Premier calls on police to interview Theophanous soon
Posted | Updated
The Premier, John Brumby has called on police to interview Theo Theophanous as soon as possible about an alleged sexual assault.
Port Phillip dredging takes a break
Posted
Two of the dredging ships working on the channel deepening project in Melbourne's Port Phillip Bay will leave this week.
O'Grady hits form with stage win
Posted
Australian cyclist Stuart O'Grady has taken out the second stage of the Tour of Victoria from Inverloch to Warragul.
Call for more efficient housing: VCOSS
Posted
The Victorian Council of Social Service says poor urban design and inefficient housing are adding to the cost of living for many Victorians.
Man sentenced to seven years jail for stabbing death
Posted
A man who stabbed his friend in southwest Victoria two years ago has been sentenced to seven years jail.
Vic teens set to judge their peers
Posted
Teenagers could soon be dispensing justice to their peers under a Victorian plan.
