Melbourne news

Eyebrows were raised as a function venue linked to a church run by Brian Heath and partly owned by his daughter, Renee Heath – a Liberal MP – was used for a local One Nation sub-branch meeting.

Final maps for 25 of the state’s “activity centres” are set to lock in new building heights and development boundaries across the city.

In 2019 Daniel Andrews called a royal commission to fix the state’s “broken” mental health system. But in 2026, staff and experts still warn of dangerous shortcomings in the system.

Sparks were sent flying and 10 cars were damaged after a ute was “driven erratically” in Melbourne’s inner suburbs.

The Harp and Hound in the CBD’s Queen Street kept the good times flowing as patrons celebrated on Tuesday.

Readers respond to the state Victoria’s in, teacher trauma, interest rate rises and a hollow feeling at Easter.

Paul Fridman has been released as he faces charges relating to a $20 million extortion plot targeting two former business partners.

Four people have now been charged over an alleged arson attack in Chapel Street last year which resulted in the death of a 52-year-old man.

The mayor has called for the state government to fast-track the project, which has been in the pipeline for more than a decade.

Former Channel 7 newsreader turned property developer Simone Semmens has been acquitted of all 10 dishonesty charges for evading $1.73 million in tax, but only after spending 14 months in prison.

King Frederik and Queen Mary of Denmark were given the royal treatment on their first day in Melbourne, but sustainable business was top of the agenda.

A wealthy shopping centre owner has donated a vacant block of land in Melbourne’s north for a badly needed women’s crisis shelter.

A rural property on Melbourne’s northern fringe is at the centre of an alleged black market business burning industrial waste supplied by small operators dodging the state government’s landfill levy.

Stand-up star Lizzy Hoo can read a room before she actually walks on stage. Sometimes that can be an “uh-oh” moment.