Bianca Hall

More than 560,000 chickens have been destroyed at two farms in Victoria’s west as officials confirmed two different strains of avian influenza were detected at the properties.

The Victorian government’s logging agency will close on June 30 after years of financial losses and claims of mismanagement.

If you thought Melbourne’s summer felt more like a typical Brisbane summer this year, the official data shows why.

They are neighbours on the map, but Heidelberg, Heidelberg Heights and Heidelberg West are resolutely worlds apart. As the fast pace of change beckons, locals are keen to keep the community spirit.

A large new study has found higher temperatures are linked with spikes in ambulance callouts.

Dingoes are in an “extinction vortex” in Victoria, and Animals Australia is challenging the government in court to protect them.

A groundbreaking coroner’s hearing is trying to unravel what led the women to take their own lives and how others could be saved.

Young trans woman Bridget Flack was missing for days before her sister managed to convince police to take it seriously. She was found dead 11 days after her disappearance.

Coroner John Cain agreed not to release the report over concerns its publication could deny procedural fairness to two of the agencies responsible for the children’s care.

For much of their 26-year marriage, Cheryl and Troy were homeless in Melbourne and gripped by addiction, but there is much more to their story and they want to share it.