Peak-hour delays plague morning commute
Deborah Gough Widespread train delays that hit the Melbourne morning commuter peak on Monday are now cleared and services are running as normal, Metro Trains has said.
Major rail projects expected in 20 years
Deborah Gough An inner metropolitan rail tunnel is the linchpin for Melbourne’s rail growth and without it other network expansions would be impossible, the state’s public transport chief says.
Thrown rocks injure taxi passenger
Deborah Gough A man is in hospital after the taxi he was in was struck by a rock in Corio in the early hours of Saturday morning.
A young death rattles a country town
Deborah Gough The 14-year-old boy had gone with his stepfather to reassure two girls that they were safe in their house in Scarsdale, a small town – barely a town – outside Ballarat in the early hours of...
'Red tide' algal blooms could continue
Deborah Gough Rain and warm weather may produce further algal blooms like the red tide seen from Torquay and Lorne, authorities have warned.
Wrong way leads to sudden tragedy
Cameron Houston and Deborah Gough There was no warning and no time to react when a speeding BMW on the wrong side of the Princes Highway ploughed head-on into a WRX Subaru loaded with six young friends returning from a night out in...
Ford workers face the axe
Deborah Gough Workers have started arriving at the two Ford plants in Victoria as they prepare for what could be their last day on the job.
Police to target top 500 worst drivers
Deborah Gough Up to 85 per cent of the state's worst drivers do not hold a valid driver's licence, police have revealed.
Horror start to weekend as four die on roads
Deborah Gough, Jon Pierik and Karen Sweeney Victoria has had a horror start to the election weekend on the roads with four deaths and a serious bus crash near Bendigo, where 10 people were taken to hospital.
