Heidelberg driver to face court

Deborah Gough A Heidelberg driver faced an out-of-sessions hearing on Friday night over a collision in Heidelberg West.

Man charged over death of newly wed

Deborah Gough Police have charged a man over death of a newly wed husband in a car crash at Broadford last year.

Grieving parents thank supporters

Benjamin Preiss, Deborah Gough, Rachel Wells and Jill Stark The parents of a teenager who died trying to save his sister when a wall collapsed on Thursday have spoken of their grief at the tragedy and thanked those who tried to help their children.

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.

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Falls prompt swimmer safety warning

Deborah Gough Ambulance Victoria has warned swimmers not to dive from heights of more than 20 metres, after three men were injured in three separate incidents at falls near Kyneton.

Train timetable to miss some buses

Deborah Gough New buses to Williams Landing train station won't help, say public transport advocates.

Female fight club tackles issues facing warriors

Deborah Gough Shantelle Thompson is a mother to three young children and a graduate teacher, but six days a week she becomes Barkindji Warrior, Brazilian jiu-jitsu fighter.

Arrest made over double murder

Deborah Gough, Alana Schetzer and Nick Toscano Police have arrested Bendigo man over the double murder of his father and uncle at Natte Yallock, north-west of Melbourne.

Man dies escaping burning car wreck

Deborah Gough A body of a man who died in a single car crash on the Sunraysia Highway was found 15 metres from the burning wreck of his car.

Heavily armed men threaten lone shopkeeper

Deborah Gough Police investigators are appealing for witnesses who saw a shopkeeper threatened by men with a firearm, knives and poles at Thomastown.

Anti-duck-hunting activists vow to continue illegal protests

Deborah Gough, Nick Toscano Veteran duck shooting activist Laurie Levy has vowed to return to the water and risk arrest after he was fined on Saturday morning on the first day of the duck shooting season.

Deaths in psychiatric units avoidable, says coroner

Deborah Gough National guidelines on restraining aggressive hospital patients are confusing and should be reviewed, a coroner says.

Big demand for paramedics and fans

Rachel Wells and Deborah Gough Ambulance Victoria has put on extra paramedics to keep pace with demand for its services as the state swelters in a record run of above-30 temperatures.

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Weston 'hung out to dry', say Liberals in new secret tape

Deborah Gough A new tape has revealed more Liberal support for Tristan Weston, the adviser at the centre of the police command scandal.

Wedding bells to alarm bells: couple's $52K wedding extravaganza ends in jail

Pat Nolan and Deborah Gough A deluded couple who made up imaginary people as excuses for not paying for an extravagant Daylesford wedding were jailed for three months yesterday.

Interference claims in watchdog staffing

Deborah Gough Claims of state government interference in the staffing of a new anti-corruption watchdog have alarmed the former head of the Office of Police Integrity.

Siege man 'not a monster': mate

Deborah Gough The best mate of a man holed up in a Melbourne house says the convicted rapist is not a monster and he's worried his friend will harm himself before he surrenders.

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.

Police track runaway sex predator to Glenroy house

Deborah Gough, Rachel Wells and Jared Lynch Firefighters were called to attend the seige at Glenroy after Antonia Loguancio threatened to burn-down the Glenroy property he has contained himself in.