Private schools expand scholarships to target ‘late bloomers’, boost diversity

Melbourne private schools are launching new scholarships next year, and they’re not just for the academically gifted. Some are for students considered “late bloomers”.

On Sunday, motorcyclist Peter Mason died when he was thrown from his bike after hitting a pothole. Pre-election promises and temporary pothole patches are not enough.

Ex-Daniel Andrews insider voices alarm over Ben Carroll’s change in direction since taking over as premier, including cancelling a planned Andrews’ statue, warning that some Labor supporters were unimpressed.

The super-rich and very private Valmorbida siblings, the family that brought Australia top products like Sirena tuna and La Gina tomatoes, are gearing up for a courtroom fight for the ages.

Readers say that despite One Nation’s ambitions to run Australia, their leaders’ words indicate they have little understanding of what it takes to lead a democratic nation.

Paying tribute to the dead is an important part of Tanim Ahmed’s faith, but without new cemeteries, he won’t be able to bury loved ones close to home.

Paying tribute to the dead is an important part of Tanim Ahmed’s faith, but without new cemeteries, he won’t be able to bury loved ones close to home.

In an address to his “fellow Toorakians”, a banned councillor denied wrongdoing and said his comments were not directed at his colleagues.

The premier could not say at a press conference on Tuesday how many potholes had been repaired since the government unveiled a target last month to fix 500,000 by the end of January.

The success of the extended perimeter around Yarra Park for the NFL’s historic game has revived tensions about how the public space should be used.

From free transport to registration rebates, the state government’s attempt to help Victorians is disproportionately benefiting those who need it the least.

Owners at the 18-storey Vic Apartments tower are being left to endure maintenance issues as a years-long owners’ corporation dispute drags on.

From free transport to registration rebates, the state government’s attempt to help Victorians is disproportionately benefiting those who need it the least.

After lying low after her travel expenses headaches earlier this year, the federal sport minister is making a beeline for the MCG.

Readers are appalled by Pauline Hanson’s denigration of Anthony Albanese’s late mother.

As young families and professionals arrive, we haven’t buffed away every rough edge. But we do ask – which side of the tracks is better?

As young families and professionals arrived, we haven’t buffed away every rough edge. But we do still debate – which side of the tracks is better?

Artificial intelligence could bring sweeping changes to Australia’s education sector, but experts are raising questions about how it can be used responsibly.

Owners at the 18-storey Vic Apartments tower are being left to endure maintenance issues as a years-long owners’ corporation dispute drags on.

Motorists often avoid this crumbling stretch of the Western Highway where Peter Mason, 71, was enjoying a weekend motorcycle ride before he hit a pothole and died.

The reduction in the 58-year-old’s funding, which coincided with a sudden temporary and unannounced closure of one of Victoria’s first NDIS offices, has sparked alarm among disability support workers.

The reduction in the 58-year-old’s funding, which coincided with a sudden temporary and unannounced closure of one of Victoria’s first NDIS offices, has sparked alarm among disability support workers.

Ballarat man Peter Mason, known as Tiki, lost control of his motorcycle on Sunday while cruising a highway that has “dozens on dozens” of potholes.

Craig Tiley, who is busy running the United States Tennis Association, departed his old Aussie gig with Tennis Australia as one of the best-paid executives in the country.

The death of a 71-year-old Ballarat man death has sparked outrage from a nearby resident who says the Western Highway is plagued by “dozens on dozens” of potholes.

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In a new series examining some of Victoria’s most sought-after schools, Scotch College outlines its remarkable history. But is there more to the institution than the stereotype of privilege, entitlement and affluence?

The 71-year-old Ballarat man died after he lost control of his bike on Sunday afternoon.

Having allegedly taped tracking devices to four women’s cars, police believe the 65-year-old man could have targeted a further 25 women in the area.

Despite its prime inner-city location, much of Footscray’s prime real estate is sitting empty. Experts say it’s symptomatic of a much bigger problem facing Victoria.