Shepparton

Pedestrian struck by truck in Shepparton

Nick Toscano A motorcyclist is dead after crashing into a tree on the Hume Freeway in the state's north east this morning.

Shepparton's little angels

The Angels' Voices Band

Chris Johnston The first Congolese refugee family arrived in Shepparton five years ago. There are 16 families now, the blocks of a new community.

Sodden Shepparton braces for another bucketing

Ian Munro Shepparton is bracing for a fresh drenching with more than 25 millimetres of rain expected today to top up the floodwaters.

You will never be safe: DNA link nets rapist 14 years on

Neville Mansfield

Mark Russell Neville Mansfield was never a suspect in a terrifying home invasion where a young mother was repeatedly raped and her two children and an elderly babysitter threatened until 14 years later, when his...

Man missing on lake fishing trip

Stephen Cauchi Police are searching for a man who has not returned from a fishing trip in the state's north-east.

Jet-ski plea in hunt for missing fisherman

Adrian Lowe A group of jet-skiers could hold vital information as police continue to search for a missing fisherman north-east of Melbourne.

Man charged over child pornography seizure

Victoria Police

Caroline Zielinski A Shepparton man has been charged with possessing child pornography, after police seized computers and hard drives allegedly containing more than 6000 images and videos of illegal material.

Sword-wielding, armour-wearing man surrenders

Victoria Police tape

Kristian SIlva and Jared Lynch A sword-wielding man dressed in a suit of armour has surrendered to police after a siege which lasted nearly eight hours in Victoria's north.

Police nab bikies in dramatic arrest

Victoria Police

Dan Oakes Police arrest Bandidos sergeant-at-arms Toby Mitchell in a dramatic interception on a South Melbourne street on Wednesday afternoon.

Road toll rises with death of woman, 81

Jared Lynch A car smash in Victoria's north has killed an elderly woman.

Gas safety campaign honours little victims

Chase and Tyler Robinson.

Deborah Gough Tyler and Chase Robinson were unsettled and did what any small child does - they crawled into bed with their mum, seeking comfort.

Wither the fruitgrower?

Gary Godwill.

Darren Gray Goulburn and Murray Valley fruitgrowers have called for an industry assistance package to help them remove trees and plant new ones, retrain or leave the industry as they brace for a substantial...

Healthcare boost after influx of newcomers

Registered Nurse Katherine Rule prepares to take blood from Gulistan Hussaini.

Kate Hagan Clinics providing healthcare for refugees and asylum seekers will receive a funding boost because new arrivals in Victoria have tripled over the past two years.

Irrigators set to lose channel water rights

Lindsay Schultz

Darren Gray Irrigation channels in northern Victoria expected to shrink by half, over next five years.

Violet Town blaze may burn for weeks, says CFA

Violet Town fire

Rachel Wells Half a dozen water-bombing aircraft were called in on Monday to help fight a large blaze.

Maserati, Harley seized in drug raids in west

Police

Nino Bucci and Jared Lynch Heavily armed police have seized a luxury car, motorcycle and drugs in dawn raids west of Melbourne.

Drug-affected man fired shots: police

A drug-affected man attacked a paramedic at a house north of Melbourne before arming himself with a rifle and firing several shots, police say.

Police hunt 'Life on the Run' rapper

Scales of Justice. Courts.

Nino Bucci Police are hunting a rap artist who once released a song called "life on the run" for failing to appear in court.

Wild winds tear roof off shops as aged forced to evacuate

Melbourne set for more winter weather (Thumbnail)

Wild weather in country Victoria has lifted the roof off a shopping centre, left motorists stranded and led to the evacuation of an aged care facility.

Geelong roads deadliest in state

Balliang Geelong Road fatality.

Chris Johnston Yet as the area's road toll rises, so too does the political feuding over road funding.