Alexander Darling

The family of a man who died in a fire at his rental home has fought for change after his periodic lease meant smoke alarm reforms didn't apply to the property.

Barbara Baird lives away from the hustle and bustle, running a one-woman wildlife and nature reserve on the edge of a state forest at Meredith, Western Victoria.

On December 3 last year, white supremacists marched through Ballarat displaying Nazi symbols.

For university professor Lisa Waller, riding the Ballarat train to and from Melbourne has been like having a front-row seat to Victoria's evolution.

Like many final year VCE students, Lily Weaver has been asking a lot of questions of her lecturers this year. But she has also had to answer some of theirs.

Last year, the government tripled bulk-billing for some people, but doctors did not claim all the benefits. Here's why.

Watch and Act and Prepare to Leave messages have been expanded for a bushfire still burning out of control in Victoria's Grampians/Gariwerd National Park.

Halls Gap resident Trish Ravenhall says she is prepared for the possibility she might not see her home for four or five weeks as a bushfire rages through the Grampians.

Grampians tourism operators have called for government support claiming a huge bushfire that's forced the closure of Halls Gap is costing businesses $1.9 million a day.