Rachel Eddie

Greater Western Water’s botched system upgrade is likely to result in millions of dollars in payouts and written-off bills.

The state’s Liberal Party members also voted at Sunday’s state council to call for trans women to be blocked from women’s and girls’ sport.

Stuart Smith apologised for his comments, which mocked women and a Liberal colleague, and said he was resigning for the good of the party.

The Victorian government committed to going it alone to trial CCTV if necessary. But education ministers around the country are expected to support a national trial at a meeting on Friday.

The proposed restructure would cut about 100 jobs within the department, including all of Creative Victoria’s music and screen workers.

The children’s service in St Albans will close despite a recent jump in vaccine-preventable diseases.

Moira Deeming’s lawyers say donors who supported John Pesutto in his legal defence may be liable to pay his $2.3 million costs.

The national partnership provides operational funding to the states and territories for local services that save lives.

Bendigo hasn’t been won by the Coalition since 1996, but the Nationals are throwing the “kitchen sink” at it.

New data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics has shown the Victorian government falling well short of its building target of 80,000 homes a year.