Tag: VIC
Fire crews test night vision technology
Fire authorities are trialing a new night-time technology this week in the Macedon Ranges.[MORE]
Alarm bells ring over payphones' future
The Macedon Ranges Council is warning residents of the possibility that three public phones could be removed from the shire. [MORE]
Teens accused of bashing man over $10
Police have charged two 16-year-olds with assaulting a man and robbing him of $10 in Bendigo on Saturday night.[MORE]
Storm study reveals 'widespread' orchard damage
A study into storm damage to Victoria's orchards has found the Goulburn Valley was one of the hardest hit areas.[MORE]
Crime stats show mixed bag
The latest Victoria Police statistics show the crime rate fell in most parts of the Goulburn Murray region last year compared to 2008, but in the Campaspe and Moira shires there was an increase of nearly 6 per cent. [MORE]
Probe launched into blackout blaze
PowerCor is trying to find out what sparked a fire that cut more than 9,000 electricity connections around Horsham yesterday evening. [MORE]
Police hunt three over Corio home invasion
Police are hunting for three men who broke into a Geelong home this morning, seriously injuring the occupants. [MORE]
Joint operation sets sights on illegal hunters
People illegally hunting deer and other animals across Gippsland have been warned they are the target of an ongoing police and government crackdown.[MORE]
Sniffer dogs find drugs in ice tea packets
A 28-year-old woman from the Philippines has been charged with importing drugs after being caught at Melbourne Airport.[MORE]
Man charged after drug lab dismantled
Police have dismantled a clandestine drug laboratory in Melbourne's north-east.[MORE]
Excitement builds as water returns to dry lakes
Water is expected to return today to Lake Bolga near Swan Hill, two years after the lake dried up.[MORE]
New legal panel to focus on climate change
The Victorian Bar is forming a panel of expert barristers to specialise in cases involving climate change.[MORE]
School damaged by fire
A building at Melbourne Grammar School has been damaged after machinery overheated.[MORE]
Call for construction of new children's hospital
The Southern Health network wants to build a new 200-bed hospital for children at the Monash Medical Centre site at Clayton.[MORE]
Three Victorians honoured for bravery
Three Victorians are among a 19 Australians who will receive bravery medals from the Governor-General today.[MORE]
Environmentalists, credit union buy basin water
The Australian Conservation Foundation and a credit union have teamed up to buy 200 million litres of water in the Murray-Darling Basin. [MORE]
Smith determined to improve at half-back
Melbourne captain Cameron Smith concedes he has not done enough on the training paddock to help compensate for the loss of half-back Cooper Cronk.[MORE]
Injured Hahn pushing for round one
Western Bulldogs forward Mitch Hahn might play in round one of the AFL season, despite being injured in a collision with team-mate Barry Hall.[MORE]
Brumby unconvinced by Rudd's health shake-up
Victorian Premier John Brumby says a meeting with Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has failed to resolve their differences over the Federal health overhaul.[MORE]
Saints could lose Fisher for a month
St Kilda defender Sam Fisher is sidelined for up to a month after injuring his ankle in the AFL preseason cup final loss to the Western Bulldogs.[MORE]
Carseldine toey for Shield final
Nothing will stop veteran Bulls batsman Lee Carseldine from starting this week's Sheffield Shield final at the MCG.[MORE]
Rudd weighs into drink-driving debate
Kevin Rudd says changes to the blood alcohol limit for motorists need to be considered in a national context.[MORE]
Webb slips up as Tseng takes Open
Taiwan's Yani Tseng had a premonition the night before that she was going to play well in the final round of the Women's Australian Open - just not well enough to win.[MORE]
One too many: Qld considers 0.02 drink driving limit
The Queensland Government is considering lowering the blood alcohol limit for drivers to 0.02.[MORE]
Man stabbed at Melbourne train station
A fight at the East Ringwood railway station, in Melbourne's east, has left a young man in hospital with stab wounds.[MORE]
