Kyra Gillespie

Advocates and legal groups say the upheld ruling over the Catholic Church's vicarious liability for paedophile priests will lead to better outcomes for victim-survivors, and brings Australia in line with international law.

A decision by Victoria's highest court in upholding a landmark ruling is being hailed as a win for victim-survivors with the Catholic Church being deemed vicariously liable for the abuse by its priests.

Workers at Alcoa's aluminium smelter in Victoria say it's time the company respected the sacrifices they've made in the past.

Samba Brown's dad says his little girl would have died had it not been for the rapid response of Apollo Bay locals.

Police praise the efforts of two neighbours who came to the rescue of a woman in her 80s during a house fire near the Twelve Apostles in Victoria overnight.

The 48-year-old died in what onlookers described as a "freak accident" at the Daylesford Speedway on Saturday night.

A 57-year-old cyclist has died in a fatal collision on a rural road near Warrnambool in south-west Victoria.

An evacuation warning for Armstrong was cancelled after more than 20 Country Fire Authority units, along with crews from Forest Fire Management Victoria, brought the blaze under control.

The man was airlifted to Melbourne after collapsing at the scene of the blaze in Victoria's south-west. Police say no-one was inside, but allege they found as many as 100 illegal plants.

A former Victorian Senior Citizen of the Year and youth football umpire has been arrested and charged with alleged child sex offences. 

The Warrnambool playgroup has proven popular with fathers and father figures, who learn, play and socialise with other children and parents in a safe and nurturing environment. 

As a single-use plastic ban is introduced in Victoria, an unpackaged food co-operative in one regional city is allowing residents to complete their grocery shop plastic-free.

Three people have been arrested and charged following a seven-month joint police investigation into drug trafficking in Warrnambool.

Warrnambool-based grassroots feminist family violence service Emma House will be absorbed by the larger Sexual Assault & Family Violence Centre based in Geelong.

An online telehealth service suspected to be a scam is linked to failed national GP chain Tristar Medical Group, which collapsed earlier this year owing millions of dollars to doctors and the government. 

Police say a man was riding alone on a Tomahawk Creek Road property at Pirron Yallock, two hours west of Melbourne when his quad bike rolled and he became trapped.

A 50-year-old man and a 37-year-old woman have been found after a multi-agency search in Western Victoria's Grampians. 

Three parties were charged after hundreds of koalas were found either dead, dehydrated or starving at a private property in Cape Bridgewater in 2020.

Residents and community groups in Warrnambool want dredging works to halt to address the unprecedented amount of debris and marine life washing up on the Lady Bay beach area.

The charges against Cobb's Bakery in Port Fairy follow at least four other cases this year in which Victorian businesses have been charged with breaching child employment laws.

Warrnambool City Council has started its semi-regular dredging of the Lady Bay beach area, with roughly 14 Olympic swimming pools worth of sand pumped from the ocean floor.

The lawyer of a former Victoria Police officer who has been charged with murder has told a court media reporting of the case could lead to issues during his client's time in custody.

A former police officer has been charged with murder over the disappearance of Victorian dad Christopher Jarvis. There were emotional scenes when his co-accused fronted court on Wednesday.

Christopher Jarvis was last seen at 6am on June 13, 2006. Two hours later, his car was found on fire at a popular lookout in the state's south-west.

An inner-city Melbourne council is temporarily ordered not to take down any political signage in a key battleground seat just days out from the Victorian state election. The Greens deny any involvement, accusing Labor of "misleading characterisations".