Melbourne news

Having bought land earmarked for more than 2000 new homes, Australian data centre giant NextDC is heading to the outskirts of Geelong.

The state’s two-strikes regime will bring in new offences for drivers to help stamp out bad behaviour in the industry.

Questions need to be answered on how $1.5 billion in forestry funding was used.

When Hepburn Shire Council demolished the town’s last community-run cinema, resident cinephiles refused to admit defeat.

Punters at a popular inner-north watering hole were left stunned last week after health protection officers showed up and issued warnings to the publican.

Readers are appalled by legal moves by the Catholic Church’s Christian Brothers order that will leave it with no money to pay victims of its clerical abuse.

Australian music great Daryl Braithwaite, who turned The Horses into an unofficial Aussie anthem and topped the charts with Sherbet, has made a shock call about performing live gigs.

With no huge yard and no nuclear family, I fear I’ll never live up to animal shelters’ ideals for the perfect dog owner.

The Victorian government has rejected Kids Helpline’s plea for funding to meet rising demand from the state’s children, despite the federal, NSW, Queensland and Western Australian governments already contributing to the life-saving service.

Body-worn camera footage shows Senior Constable Aaron Bowen deploying his Taser nine times in 46 seconds when arresting a man at a Warragul home in May 2024.

The first Victoria Police officer charged over deployment of a taser has been found guilty of assault after a shocking incident captured on body-cam.