Victoria, Australia News

AWARD-WINNING BROADWAY AND FILM COMPOSER/LYRICIST STEPHEN SCHWARTZ JOINS THE SAN FRANCISCO GAY MEN'S CHORUS WITH WORLD PREMIERE, STAGE AND SCREEN FAVORITES Making its first appearance in the United States, NCM Fathom and Omniverse Vision present Andrew Lloyd Webber's Love Never Dies , in a fully-staged production pre-recorded at The Regent Theatre ... (more)

Wayne Silva watches the freshly roasted beans after they turn from their raw, olive-green colour to a dark brown.

Leslie Cunliffe will be sent to UK after serving 12 years for sex attack likened to Silence of the Lambs Melbourne airport in Australia.

Geelong 3220 Alcoa workers and officials from the Australian Workers Union have met Prime Minister Julia Gillard in Canberra to discuss the possible closure of the company's smelter in Victoria.

Goldacres fits Allison's 2500 Series transmission in its Crop Cruiser Evolution sprayer at its manufacturing operation at Ballarat in rural Victoria, approximately 100km from Melbourne, Australia.

CANBERRA, Australia -; Two rival bills that would lift a ban on gay marriage in Australia have been introduced into Parliament weeks after the ruling Labor Party lifted its opposition to same-sex unions.

Commonwealth Bank and regional lender Bendigo and Adelaide Bank become the latest banks to break ranks with the RBA.

A bunch of Canberra comedians will be representing the Can' at this year's Melbourne International Comedy Festival in April, with the return of Capital Punishment.

With the Multicultural Festival retreating as a happy blur in our memories Andrew Barr has launched the Canberra Festival which will run in the first half of March.

CHILLY conditions and drizzling rain failed to dampen the spirits of riders who competed in the inaugural Spokes Festival during the weekend.

He said he had a good run with a score of 88 in the first round and 92 in the second.

A PORT Fairy man who escaped from police after previously bashing a camper over the head with a stubby has been jailed.

A British rapist who carried out a horrific sex attack likened to The Silence of the Lambs will learn tomorrow whether he will be deported from Australia to the UK.

MORE than 650 staff and students from Campbell High were ''locked down'' in their classrooms for about 45 minutes while United States president Barack Obama visited the Canberra public school last November.

PIP COURTNEY, PRESENTER: Twelve months ago, much of Victoria was awash and at the mercy of record floodwaters that caused an estimated $2 billion in damage.

The federal government has rejected claims that Alcoa is seeking a better deal on carbon tax compensation to ease its woes, maintaining its real battle is with the high Australian dollar and high input costs.

Valentine's Day is approaching. Many of us view any form of holiday with a sense of dread.

Emergency services arrived at the house on Churchill Park Drive, Endeavour Hills, before 11am today to find the man was already dead.

Wayne Swan says the latest rate rises shows the banks are out of touch with their customers.

The changing face of Australia's industry ... Corrado D'Agostino, a boilermaker at L & A Pressure Welding.