Orthodox Easter congregation in Footscray

Orthodox Easter congregation stops at scene of Footscray police shooting to pray and sing.

Attendees are predicted to fork out big for this year’s tournament, with the hospitality and accommodation industries among the big winners.

Readers respond to the fallout from the Adelaide Writers’ Week cancellation.

An unknown number of primary and high school student information has been accessed.

After being heckled by a community member and leaving through the back door, the premier says she accepts people are grieving and traumatised.

As a young detective, Tim Day was only meant to “get a feel” for murder investigations when he was handed the dusty files from the cold case of Bonnie Clarke.

News of Kazem Hamad’s arrest in Iraq has sent shockwaves through the criminal underworld, with one figure describing the dramatic turn of events as “unreal”.

Holy Trinity Church in Brunswick East hosted dinner and dancing as part of Orthodox New Year, according to the Julian calendar.

Two weeks after most of us sang Auld Lang Syne, members of Melbourne’s Serbian Orthodox Community ate, danced and were merry at their own New Year’s Eve party. 

The early bird rush for a prime spot on a Mornington Peninsula beach started before 7am. Hours later, many shelters were vacant.

The early bird rush for a prime spot on a Mornington Peninsula beach started before 7am. Hours later, many shelters were vacant.

The son of AFL great Stephen Silvagni has filed an appeal with the Supreme Court against his rape conviction.

Ross Judd, of no fixed address, is charged with murdering a pregnant woman and her partner.

Readers respond to race hate legislation, protests in Iran, Kevin Rudd and the fat chance of losing weight.

After losing his family home to Friday’s bushfires, Nick O’Brien is struggling to reconcile the harsh reality faced by many Australians.

Fighting fires is, like the health sector, an essential service, and it is under pressure due to budget strain.

Guards pulled Brendan Nicholls, 23, from the courtroom after he swore and tried to jump out of the dock when the bail decision was handed down.

Nick O'Brien's home in Harcourt was destroyed by recent bushfires.

More than 160 homes were destroyed across Victoria during the bushfires. A dozen major fires continue to burn amid dry, but calmer, conditions.

VCE graduates students who missed out on their first preference in courses, as well as interstate and mature-aged students, are among almost 14,000 people who will receive higher education offers.

More than 100 homes were destroyed as a dozen major fires continue to burn amid dry, but calmer, conditions.

Hamad’s crew have been getting “313” tattooed on their chests and forearms as a sign of dedication to their leader, who has become one of Australia’s most powerful criminals.

Some fire-affected residents remain locked out of their hometowns as a dozen major fires continue to burn amid dry conditions.

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.