Melbourne news

Victoria’s infrastructure advisory agency is pushing for a major overhaul of the City Loop, worth up to $6 billion, to boost services to Melbourne’s rapidly growing northern suburbs.

Staff and residents at an aged care home in a small town in western Victoria had nowhere to go when a fast-moving grassfire swept over their facility.

One expert said he was not aware of another day in Victoria’s history in which so many different ecosystems – across so much of the state – had been so damaged.

Police are investigating a house fire in Fawkner that has killed a three-year-old child and injured an adult.

A huge plume of smoke wafted across the city on Monday night, as the fire closed a busy road.

Readers respond to The Age’s editorial, free speech, the bushfires and gaslighting female victims of crime.

Point Cook photographer David Mullins has profiled residents of Melbourne’s west. Despite the area’s extraordinary diversity, he found his subjects shared certain goals.

A Melbourne Islamic leader and his wife were allegedly driven off the road and racially abused, which has prompted calls for greater action on Islamophobia.

Firefighters continue to battle more than 20 active bushfires still burning across the state, which have burnt more than 395,000 hectares and destroyed large numbers of livestock.

The political row came as authorities confirmed the fatal Longwood fire was started by a trailer throwing sparks on the Hume Freeway.

Following the death of Professor Emma Johnston last month, former Melbourne vice chancellor Glyn Davis will return to the role as interim leader.

A Melbourne Islamic leader and his wife were allegedly driven off the road and racially abused, prompting calls for greater action on Islamophobia.