Millicent Spencer

An earthquake in eastern Victoria overnight has been felt by thousands of people across several states.

When a safe was found hidden in the walls of a local council office in south-east Victoria some years ago, a safecracker was hired in the hope of uncovering the long-lost treasure.

Swifts Creek in Victoria's high country lost its major industry when native logging ended, but some community members hope gold mining could help replace lost jobs.

These friends lost a mate two years ago. They hope their gruelling journey from Strait to Tassie will help others have "open communication" about mental health and seek help.

East Gippsland communities hit by the Black Summer bushfires are planting trees with low flammability to reduce the risk of radiant heat and embers destroying homes and other assets.

Sale's clock tower is a replica of the original tower, which featured as part of the post office built in 1886, and thanks to a group of dedicated clock winders, locals witness a timely part of history each day.

The Victorian community is resilient but experiencing fatigue as it battles multiple extreme weather events in a short time span, with more rain forecast in the state's east from Thursday.

A Victorian government program to plant 16 million trees over the next decade has delivered just 4,000 trees in its first year, and timber communities are concerned they will not see work for decades.

The road to Mallacoota reopens after more than 24 hours of isolation, as other communities across Gippsland are urged to move to higher ground.

A new report obtained exclusively by the ABC calls on the Victorian government to cease spending taxpayer dollars on greyhound racing.

The veteran MP will move to the crossbench after losing preselection for the regional Victorian seat of Monash on Sunday.

Long-serving MP for the federal seat of Monash Russell Broadbent has lost his preselection battle to Mary Aldred, a government relations executive at Fujitsu.

Ariane "Kiki" Joseph's volunteer work in the rural town of Leongatha is appreciated so much by the local community that it has raised more than $10,000 to help her appeal against her carer visa rejection.

The four were travelling on the Princes Freeway near John Field Drive at Newborough at about 3am when the driver lost control on a bend and crashed into a barrier.

A council in the state's south-east has proposed a local law restricting grass growth to 30 centimetres, but farmers say it's "just not feasible".

They live in one of the most bushfire-prone parts of the country, but Andy Bennett and these far-east Gippsland residents would not live anywhere else — even as they watch a fire emergency unfold in their region.

Born in Williamstown and schooled in Wangaratta, the outgoing Victorian premier has made major decisions affecting regional communities during his time as state leader — and not all of them have made him popular.

What teenagers in regional Victoria are thinking about the Voice and what it means for the future.

Environmentalists say a proposal to produce hydrogen from Victorian coal in the Latrobe Valley should be abandoned, but those backing the project are seeking to commercialise it.

East Gippsland and the north-west of Victoria are two regions facing an increased likelihood of significant bushfires during spring, according to the Australasian Fire Authorities Council.

An end date has been locked in for a power plant responsible for 30 per cent of Victoria's electricity generation but the future of a gaping hole beside it is less certain.

There have been no significant changes to Victoria's aerial firefighting capacity this summer, despite leaked documents suggesting it had been reduced by 40,000 litres, the acting EMV commissioner says. 

The Victorian government is being urged to reconsider a decision to dramatically cut the number of specialist teachers who visit schools to help students with disabilities navigate mainstream education.

Visitors to the rugged Ninety Mile Beach in eastern Victoria are being warned of increased shark activity after a dead whale washed ashore.

V/Line passengers on a train to Gippsland have said they could not get off during a three-hour breakdown outside Richmond Station on Tuesday afternoon.