Fire authorities say they have their "fingers and toes crossed" for heavy spring rain, with an increased risk of bushfires predicted in parts of Victoria from Spring.
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.
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 diabetes doctor of the driver responsible for a 2023 collision in the Victorian town of Daylesford, that killed five people, tells a coronial inquest that he is "concerned" for his patient's memory.
