Laura Mayers

Victoria Police detectives are making a renewed public appeal for information surrounding the disappearance of Lorrin Whitehead over a decade ago.

The man accused of murdering 23-year-old Victorian woman Hannah McGuire has elected to fast-track the matter to the Supreme Court for trial.

Lachlan Morganti gambled the GoFundMe money away over five days with the intention to recoup losses from other gambling debts, the court heard.

Specialist teams have searched an area riddled with undocumented mines, just kilometres from where Ms Murphy's mobile phone was found in May.

Federation University is set to cop the biggest reduction Australia-wide under a proposed cap on international student numbers, with a 52 per cent reduction in new overseas enrolments compared to its 2023 intake.

A 20-year-old Seaford man has died after a plane crashed at Victoria's Bacchus Marsh Aerodrome. The male pilot was the sole occupant and an investigation into the incident is underway.

Police say a 30-year-old Mooroopna man is in police custody and is yet to be questioned after the body of a 56-year-old was discovered in his Echuca home last night.

Victorian authorities brace for difficult fire conditions with high temperatures and storms with dry lightning forecast this week.

Patrick Orren Stephenson, 23, has pleaded not guilty to a charge of murder after the disappearance of Ballarat mum Samantha Murphy.

After grappling with several deaths of women allegedly at the hands of men, Ballarat services have united to deliver a program that discusses respectful relationships, mental health and compassion with boys.