Rochelle Kirkham

Two friends — a clinical psychologist and a school principal — saw an urgent need for embedded mental health support in a western Victorian community after a string of suicides. Now they’re running a not-for-profit that places trainee psychologists in rural schools.

The historic Regent Cinemas, once the largest "movie palace" in regional Victoria has closed, effective immediately, after almost 100 years of screening films.

Staff at a state secondary school in south-west Victoria need mental-health and wellbeing support at the school because of threatening student behaviour, according to WorkSafe. The government disagrees. 

Loud Fence supporters felt they had achieved something "really special" by joining forces with the church to re-do the display, and say the vandalism is devastating.

Program leaders say allowing Aboriginal people to take control of decision making for Aboriginal children in out-of-home care is improving rates of family reunification.

Rohan Cosgriff didn't tell anyone about a sextortion scam he had fallen victim to before taking his own life. A Victorian coroner says education needs to focus on breaking down the shame and guilt that prevents help-seeking.

A group of residents has voiced concerns after VCAT gave approval for a fourth tailings dam at the Ballarat Gold Mine. The decision enables the troubled mine to continue operations.

The Refugee Council of Australia says families are waiting far too long to be reunited with their close relatives, even after being granted permanent residency.

The Local Government Inspectorate began investigating Hepburn Shire's handling of The Rex project in June 2019. The local mayor says it's unacceptable the findings still haven't been delivered.

Ballarat rallies against gendered violence six months after Samantha Murphy's disappearance