Morwell, Australia News

The SES is receiving calls for help from some residents in the Latrobe Valley, West and South Gippsland who are experiencing minor flooding.

As part of the 2013 Federal Budget, the government has scrapped the $5,000 baby bonus and increased family payments for eligible parents when they have a new baby.

However, he says there needs to be a time, about 20 years from now, when Melbourne stops expanding outwards and fills an urban growth boundary.

A middle-aged Victorian woman died earlier this month in mysterious circumstances in Bali but it was two weeks before her body could be identified.

Investigations into the problem are continuing and it is still unclear when rail services between Traralgon and Bairnsdale will return.