‘Disappointing’: VicTrack takes over station beautification program

Keep Australia Beautiful Victoria ran the Stationeers volunteers for 30 years – until a government agency quietly took over a few weeks ago.

A dictator may have been removed in Venezuela, but international law was broken in the process. The federal government’s mild response is disappointing.

The power of this image, taken in the mounting yard on VRC Derby Day, is all about the power-wielding people in its frame.

Melbourne’s latest turn on the big screen was first announced back in November.

Readers respond to Sam Groth’s resignation, Donald Trump’s attack on Venezuela, and the merits of a cold pot of beer.

Dry and windy conditions combined with sweltering temperatures tipped to hit 45 degrees in some areas have created the threat of serious fire conditions.

Police have arrested a 47-year-old man in relation to an arson attack in which a rabbi’s car was torched.

The company tunnelling for the North East Link has taken control of the Heidelberg site, conceding its machines could be responsible for the sinkhole.

Emergency services are about to provide an update on the severe weather forecast as Victoria nears a days-long heatwave of a severity not seen since 2019-20.

Police have arrested a 47-year-old man in relation to an arson attack in Melbourne on Christmas Day, in which a rabbi’s car was torched.

The company boring the North East Tunnel nearby has taken control of the site, conducting assessments of a massive pit that opened up at an oval in Heidelberg on Monday evening.

Vision of heavily armed police combing Victoria’s High Country, following the murder of two officers, shocked Australia. But the scenes continue to this day as the whereabouts of Dezi Freeman remain a mystery.

People taking their evening walks were stunned as a sinkhole swallowed up a part of a Heidelberg sports field.

Readers respond to Australia’s response to the Venezuela invasion, energy bill shocks and the need for compassion.

Only 12 years after opening, major roadworks to the Peninsula Link are frustrating locals and summer visitors alike.

The death of Ater Good has been described as “a loss that words cannot fully express”, as police search for his killer.

Nepean MP and former tennis star Groth will not contest the state election in November after “some very personal reflection”.

In a social media post, Sooshi Mango shared footage showing a man push through their office door and riffle around their Carlton office.

In a social media post, Sooshi Mango shared footage showing a man push through their office door and riffle around their Carlton office.

In a social media post, Sooshi Mango shared footage showing a man push through their office door and riffle around their Carlton office.

The former tennis star and Nepean MP will not contest the state election in November after “some very personal reflection”.

From strange scenes at an underworld kingpin’s funeral to a visceral portrait of a killer, these are The Age’s defining images of 2025.

For 10 weeks in 2025, the world tuned in to try to understand what motivated Erin Patterson to cook a poisoned family meal that would ultimately kill three of her four guests.

Readers respond to the US attack on Venezuela, calls for a royal commission on antisemitism, and the trials of coping with IT and call centres.

To say conditions in parts of Sudan are volatile is “a complete understatement”. Yet in October, Shelley Cook made her way there to be of service.

Pregnant and homeless at Christmas, a Staffordshire bull terrier named Peridot has been given a new year’s lifeline. But rehoming pets in need is becoming increasingly difficult.

The former head of the Comanchero bikie gang, Jay Malkoun, who survived at least one attempt on his life, has been detained in the United Arab Emirates.

The state’s oldest progressive school has snapped up one of Carlton’s most storied buildings to improve access for families living in the inner suburbs.

The Green family survived a major drought on their sheep farm. I got a front-row seat to the challenges they overcame.

Gaps in screening people who work with children will still exist despite wide-ranging national child safety reforms, which experts say could leave vulnerable kids exposed to predators.