Alex Crowe

A child has been rushed to hospital with serious injuries after a truck crashed into a kindergarten in Melbourne’s outer north.

Some Melbourne schools are spending nearly $100,000 on their fetes – and getting more back – after transforming ovals into festival sites that include bars for adults and amusement park rides for the kids.

Show organisers have been forced to belatedly order one of its clothing vendors to remove counterfeit clothing from their stall after an Australian fashion brand accused them of ripping off its label.

Use our interactive graphic to find out how full your school is – and if it’s about to come under more pressure.

Melbourne schools are hiring private instructors to train teens in self-defence, covering “street smarts” as much as “the kicking and punching”.

The Victorian treasurer delivered his 10th budget which both he and Premier Jacinta Allan pressed was “sensible and disciplined” amid burgeoning state debt.

Robert Farquharson was convicted of murdering his three sons, Jai, 10, Tyler, 7, and Bailey, 2, by driving them into a dam near Winchelsea on Father’s Day in 2005.

A Sydney activist is among the three climate demonstrators who allegedly blocked inbound lanes on Tuesday morning, triggering a 25-kilometre traffic jam.

Firefighters worked overnight to prepare defences near Ballarat ahead of hot and windy weather today. Thousands have been told to leave their homes before midday. Follow for live updates.

Taskforce Lunar is investigating whether a fire where “The Punisher” had been scheduled to fight is linked to a second fire in Melbourne’s north.