Brighton
Man killed by taxi in Brighton
Caroline Zielinski A man has been killed after being hit by a taxi in Brighton on Sunday morning.
Car crashes through front of Brighton bar
Nino Bucci and Stephen Cauchi Drinkers enjoying a Sunday-night tipple had a rude awakening when a car crashed through the front of a Brighton bar.
Brighton boom gates jump queue
Adam Carey Controversial multimillion-dollar plan for underpass quietly abandoned by Baillieu government.
Brighton crossing jumps the queue
Clay Lucas Hundreds of level crossings in Victoria are more deserving of an urgent safety upgrade than a Brighton crossing singled out for a multimillion-dollar first-term upgrade by the Baillieu government.
Body pulled from water in hunt for missing diver
Jared Lynch and Nino Bucci Police are holding onto hope that a scuba diver missing off Brighton beach for almost 24 hours will be found alive, due to the high water temperature, as it emerges he had previously survived a shark...
Magistrate on sex charges can visit UK
Adam Cooper A Victorian magistrate charged with sexually assaulting two men will be allowed to leave the country to go on a two-month family holiday.
Slash-and-grab gang may have struck again
Nino Bucci An organised crime gang that has stolen almost $1 million from victims in Melbourne and Sydney may have struck again, months after Interpol arrested the group's alleged king-pins in Singapore.
Women sought over vicious railway attack
Adrian Lowe Two young women are wanted after they subjected a young man and woman to a violent assault at Melbourne's busiest railway station earlier this month.
Magistrate charged with sexual offences
Cameron Houston and Mark Russell Victorian magistrate and former Crown prosecutor charged with sexual assault offences including attempted rape, after a four-month police investigation.
Street tree dying after illegal chop
Marika Dobbin Police investigate destruction of a large street tree worth $42,000 outside proposed site for Melbourne CBD's 'tallest residential tower'.
Melbourne full of promise for the city's biggest night out
Jill Stark Tonnes of fireworks will provide a burst of sound and colour this New Year's Eve.
Splashing into the wild blue
Carolyn Webb Gung-ho group of children as young as eight slug it out in sailing championships.
Naked City
Bloody scars of punch-drunk love
John Silvester She didn't see it coming that Melbourne Cup Day. The vicious right hook that smashed into her face as she sat at a crowded table in the friendly bayside bar.
Christmas clean out: residents take out the trash
Daniel McCulloch Kew, Hawthorn, Camberwell and Balwyn residents have inundated Boroondara Council with hard rubbish collection requests in the lead up to Christmas.
Toorak leads way on wages
Clay Lucas Residents of Toorak rake in four times the income of Melbourne's poorest suburb, Doveton.
Portraits of Ted
Farrah Tomazin On the second anniversary of his election as Premier of Victoria, friends and family give Farrah Tomazin a rare glimpse of the real Ted.
Drunk learner driver jailed over teen's death
Jane Lee A drunk and speeding learner driver who killed a teenage girl after a year 12 party was jailed today for four-and-a-half years.
Public hospital care 'fantastic' for Liz's new arrival
Julia Medew Four years ago, Liz and Marcus Ward thought they would have a baby in a private hospital.
Crime gang's big cash haul in tyre-slash rampage
Nino Bucci and Megan Levy An organised crime gang is preying on bank customers across Victoria and New South Wales, in some cases slashing victims' car tyres before robbing them of thousands of dollars they have just...
