Victoria, Australia News

As usual, two meetings were conducted in Victoria on Thursday, with Geelong holding a day fixture and Echuca racing at night.

The last 3 days we spent in Melbourne, an interesting city of contrasts: Nice avenues with trees and beautiful historical buildings are regularly crossed by tiny, shabby back alleys.

VICTORIAN State emergency Services crews have worked through the night to mop up after a thunderstorm swept the state yesterday.

The weekend's downpour provided a last minute reprieve for the region's farmers, who were preparing themselves to battle into an early summer.

Family calls 000 to report 'gas leak' Smells found wafting from the 120kg porker Breaking news: What's happening now A PORTLY pig with flatulence triggered a minor emergency near Bendigo this week when smells wafting from the 120kg porker sparked fears of a potentially dangerous gas leak.

MORE thunderstorms are expected to dump up to 50mm of rain across much of central Victoria after a day of wild weather across the state today.

At altitude or at depth, it seems there's no limit to Tim Holding's dalliances with danger.

Dreaming of being a princess isn't quite the same as being one, a fact made quite clear in 'The Young Victoria,' starring Emily Blunt, December's featured film at Tom Long's Reel Talk, showing at 7 p.m. Dec.

Emily Blunt has confessed she had a stutter when she was growing up but she managed to overcome the speech impediment through her acting.

Port Fairy was bustling with activity when the Western Victorian Rural Report came to town.

In this August 2009, image provided by the Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne, 2-year-old Bangladeshi orphan, Trishna, is seen at the Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne in Australia.

This Oct. 4, 2009 file photo shows Daniel Fawcett of the U.S. Forest Service setting a back-fire to combat a wildfire in Wrightwood, Calif.

Around 150 people attended a forum in Great Western to discover more about the Western Highway upgrade.

A man who blames the Church of Scientology for his brother's suicide added his voice Monday to calls for an Australia Senate inquiry into the religion.

In this file photo taken Aug. 29, 2005, file photo, a female kangaroo and her joey are seen in suburban Sydney , Australia .

THE last-minute cancellation of classes at 11 schools and preschools today will prompt talks about the need for earlier warning of catastrophic fire danger.

A poll has found that Labor is losing support in regional Victoria over water management.

A total fire ban in Canberra has been extended until Friday, with residents expected to swelter through a second consecutive 38 degree day.

The director of "An Education" recently lamented, good-naturedly, that she was tired of producers thinking of her for stereotypically female projects.

The Government has been urged to rethink it's stance on gay marriage as it considers vetoing ACT laws recognising same-sex unions / AFP Kevin Rudd considering overturning gay laws Brown says it would be 'plain bigotry' Rudd urged to rethink policy on gay marriage AUSTRALIA'S only openly gay political leader says it would be "plain bigotry" for the ...