Laura Mayers

Charges laid by a private resident against five central Victorian councillors and a CEO have been dropped after the Director of Public Prosecutions intervened in court.

The Christian Brothers order plans to sell off its remaining assets to fund compensation claims to abuse survivors but admits it will not be enough to cover the amount owed.

Indigenous and environmental groups are accusing a Chinese company of hoarding water on a Victorian property and causing a sacred waterfall to run dry.

Daylesford pub had no outdoor dining permit at time of deadly crash, court told

The man was pulled from the house by emergency crews, but could not be revived. 

Santiago Vergara, 33, hopes to have nabbed a Guinness World Record after running the Ballarat half-marathon on stilts in a time of 2 hours and 34 minutes.

The driver who was behind the wheel of a car that ploughed into a group of people outside a central Victorian pub has detailed his sorrow over the crash.

The federal government is exploring the feasibility of manufacturing wind energy infrastructure locally, with the federal minister for industry saying he is "sick of the naysayers" who say local manufacturing is not sustainable. 

The latest seasonal bushfire outlook has identified large parts of Victoria, NSW and southern WA as still at risk, even though summer is almost over.

The operators of Ballarat Gold Mine have been charged over a rockfall that killed 37-year-old miner Kurt Hourigan and seriously injured a 21-year-old workmate in March 2024.