Drought settled on Victoria during World War II. Then came calamitous fires and finally, the Big Flood, stranding a little family. No one was about to let them drown.

Three teenage boys, including a 13-year-old, have been arrested after allegedly using machetes in the attack.

The SES received dozens of calls for help from midday on Thursday, and following the bushfires across Victoria, people are again waking up in relief centres – this time due to floods.

The SES received dozens of calls for help from midday on Thursday, and people are waking up on Friday in relief centres.

Test your knowledge of Melbourne and Victoria with Stephen Brook’s quiz.

The criminal syndicates running the multibillion-dollar illegal cigarette trade are hatching plans to avoid Victoria’s upcoming crackdown on tobacco shops.

There is a very fine line between the amount of GHB a user wants to take recreationally and a life-endangering amount.

A bushland camp in central Victoria where generations of young people explored their adventurous spirit has been destroyed by the giant Longwood bushfire.

A popular holiday park is underwater and sections of the Great Ocean Road are closed as flood warnings remain in place.

Readers respond to hate speech laws, bushfire policies, Iran protests and the cabana wars.

Victorian families have been warned to expect data stolen from Education Department files would likely remain for sale on the dark web.

A popular holiday park is underwater and sections of the Great Ocean Road are closed as flood warnings remain in place.

A popular holiday park is underwater and sections of the Great Ocean Road are closed as flood warnings remain in place.

Rover Scout Marcus Jones described the destruction of the Mafeking Rover Park in last Friday’s devastating Longwood bushfire.

With thousands of DVDs in his collection, Mark Bishop wants to recreate the rental stores of his childhood.

Police and emergency services were called to a home on the island after a grisly discovery on Thursday morning.

Lawyers for Tom Silvagni, the son of AFL great Stephen Silvagni, will argue that County Court Judge Gregory Lyon “erred” in two ways during the rape trial.

A popular holiday park is underwater and sections of the Great Ocean Road are closed as flood warnings remain in place.

A black SUV has been swept into the ocean and a holiday park is underwater in rapid floodwaters.

A popular holiday park is underwater and sections of the Great Ocean Road are closed as flood warnings remain in place.

A black SUV has been swept into the ocean and a holiday park is underwater in rapid floodwaters.