Olivia Shying

A Victorian coroner has found the deaths of a Geelong boy and a war veteran in a Lara house fire were preventable, prompting her to recommend an overhaul of the state’s smoke alarm laws.

Senior police are imploring parents to stop children from recklessly driving “high powered” e-bikes after another concerning incident.

Firefighters are using drones to find any remaining hot spots after fire at a waste management centre.

Avalon boss Ari Suss wants to see Qantas running flights out of the state’s second airport, with New Zealand flights looming as the next international destination.

Receivers have been appointed to the company that owns the land at The Sands Torquay resort and golf course, but the popular coastal venue will continue to operate as normal.

Bellarine Bayside Caravan Park residents are sick of living in a cloud of dust they say is caused by high volumes of traffic travelling along an unsealed road running alongside the park.

A baby shark has been captured on video swimming in shallow water at Torquay.

When Michelle Gerdtz was a young girl she never had the chance to play footy, now as the chair of AFL Barwon she is helping foster the next generation of female talent.

A premature baby was administered 10 times the prescribed amount of morphine by staff at Epworth Geelong and had to be given an opioid reversal drug just hours before he died.

A union leader and business chief clash over the state government’s proposed work-from-home legislation, with one arguing it’s a progressive policy, while the other warns mandated remote work will devastate CBD businesses and stifle economic recovery.