Melton
You die real quick: snake handler's appeal after daughter bitten
Mark Russell A snake handler banned from performing live shows after he allowed two deadly snakes to bite his 12-year-old daughter has appealed the decision to Victoria's highest court.
Boy saves mum from house fire
A 12-year-old boy has saved his hearing-impaired mum from a fire that destroyed their Melbourne home.
Fire breaks out on Melbourne bikie street
Thomas O'Byrne Police are investigating a 'suspicious' fire which broke out at a bikie clubhouse in Melton during the early hours of Sunday morning.
No cash for Gonski funding in Budget
Jewel Topsfield The Victorian governnment did not commit a single dollar for the Gonski school funding reforms in the state budget despite Prime Minister Julia Gillard's deadline that states and territories sign up...
Police nab bikies in dramatic arrest
Dan Oakes Police arrest Bandidos sergeant-at-arms Toby Mitchell in a dramatic interception on a South Melbourne street on Wednesday afternoon.
Dank treating Bandidos enforcer Mitchell
Jared Lynch Bandidos sergeant-at-arms Toby Mitchell is being treated by the man at the centre of Essendon's supplement scandal, sports scientist Steven Dank, for injuries sustained in a shooting in 2011.
'I had blood everywhere': Face stapled after engagement party attack
Adrian Lowe What should have been a night of celebration for 29-year-old Justin and his girlfriend ended with his face being bloodied and disfigured.
Melbourne continues to lead nation's population growth
Tim Colebatch and Jason Dowling Melbourne has again dominated Australia's population growth, adding 77,242 people in 2011-12 to reach mid-2012 with a population of almost 4.25 million.
Man jumps five floors in police escape
Deborah Gough A man fell five floors from an apartment balcony as he tried to escape police investigating the theft of a Maserati sports car on Saturday.
Cars, truck in deadly smash
Caroline Zielinski A man has died and a woman is being flown to hospital after a truck and two cars crashed north-west of Melbourne.
New stations, longer trains tipped for Melbourne rail
Jason Dowling Melbourne will have to move towards high capacity, nine-carriage trains carrying 1800 people and build new train stations in growth areas to meet expected demand in coming years, Metro boss Andrew...
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.
Bikie gang in shoot-out probe
Deborah Gough Police are investigating whether a local bikie gang, Satan's Soldiers, is linked to shootings in Melton on Friday night.
Bandido boss lives to fight another day
John Silvester Bandidos heavy Toby Mitchell knew it was coming. It was only the time and the place that took him by surprise.
Police hunt baseball bat robber
Jared Lynch Police are searching for a masked robber who bashed a store attendant in Melbourne's outer north-west with a television monitor and a baseball bat.
Police braced for bloody bikie war
Nino Bucci, Dan Oakes and John Silvester Guns for hire are flooding into Victoria as a bloody feud between bikie gangs threatens to erupt.
Fears bikie war may have started
John Silvester Police are investigating if a suspicious fire at a Bendigo motorcycle gang's clubhouse is the first strike in a feared bikie war.
Law and disorder: shootings, a standoff and a kidnap plot
Stephen Cauchi, Cameron Houston and Nick Toscano Incidents involving different motorcycle gangs have kept Victoria Police busy since Friday night.
Armed man sought over robberies
Jared Lynch A serial armed bandit, described as a 'bold offender' is striking businesses in Melbourne's outer west, police say.
Dad offers $50,000 reward over son's death
Nino Bucci The father of a teenager who died in a house fire is posting a $50,000 reward for information about the death, despite police saying the blaze was not deliberately lit.
