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.
Jousting to be new king of tourism castle
Deborah Gough It is a tough gig, taking arguably Victoria's daggiest tourist attraction and turning it into a theme park that draws the new wave of fans of all things mediaeval.
Staff shortage won't stop 40,000 fines being issued
Deborah Gough Motorists booked for speeding will not away with breaking the law, a spokesman for the Police and Emergency Services Minister Peter Ryan has said.
Speeding fines wiped as appeals bank up
Deborah Gough Up to 40,000 speeding motorists have got off without paying for their fines because there are too few public servants to cope with the review process, the public sector union has said.
Communities on alert as fire burns near Seymour
Deborah Gough A slow-moving bushfire is threatening a handful of homes and is burning out of control at Tallarook.
Game boy consoles himself over mega-sale
Deborah Gough Onur Gonullu is leaving behind his Game Boy-hood for more adult pursuits.
Street attack puts man in hospital
Deborah Gough Police are searching for a group of men they believe harassed and assaulted St Kilda Festival-goers earlier this month, leaving one man in hospital with serious head injuries.
Mini bike riders in alleged fence post assault
Deborah Gough Mini bike riders allegedly assaulted and seriously injured a man and killed his dog in an attack with a fence post on Friday night.
Five in hospital after Laverton explosion
Deborah Gough Five people are in hospital after a explosive fire in Laverton North blew a hole through the roof of a refrigeration container at a One Steel factory on Friday night.Deborah Gough
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.
$70 fine if a child misses school
Deborah Gough Parents who cannot come up with a good reason why their child missed school face a $70 fine from next year in Victoria.
More rail chaos as train drivers hit the brakes
Deborah Gough Eastern suburbs rail commuters should brace themselves for more delays on the trip home, with train drivers instructed to go slow.
Lucky escape for Preston pair in house fire
Deborah Gough A father and daughter have had a lucky escape from a house fire that saw the tiles explode off the roof of their Preston home on Saturday morning.
Water 'trucked in' to fight winery fire
Deborah Gough A fire at a winery forces fire fighters to truck in water at Toolern Vale on Saturday morning.
Epping store set ablaze
Deborah Gough A deliberately lit fire has extensively damaged three stores at a shopping centre in Epping.
Pedestrian dies after being struck by car
Deborah Gough An elderly pedestrian has died in a collision in Moorabbin.
Chopper 'Elvis' out of action again
Deborah Gough In the middle of Victoria's fire fighting season, water bombing helicopter 'Elvis' is out of action for the second time in one week.
Weather to seal Licola's fate as blaze continues
Deborah Gough Nine homes have now been lost in the fire blazing in Gippsland.
Growing demand spawns Victoria's first midwife clinic
Deborah Gough Women are flocking to private midwives to gain access to cheaper services under Medicare, and the demand has led to Victoria's first midwife clinic.
No job to go to: midwives out as health cash-spat drags on
Deborah Gough Graduate midwives at Werribee's overrun birthing hospital are among the first casualties of the funding stoush between the state and federal governments and more job losses are expected, the union...
