More people are turning to Victoria's neighbourhood houses for support as cost-of-living pressures bite. The neighbourhood houses say they can't cope with the extra demand and need state government support.

Police say the pair, who were found dead at a property near Moe on Monday, were known to each other.

Bulk fuel distributors, fuel retailers and farmers are all reporting shortages of diesel. It's a critical requirement for regional businesses but the war in the Middle East has triggered panic buying.

Only two states make it a requirement to blend ethanol into fuel, but Australia's sugar industry says making it a national requirement could shield motorists from future oil market shocks.  

A renewable energy company's search for an offshore wind farm site leads divers to the wreckage of the City of Hobart, which sank nearly 150 years ago off Victoria's east coast.

More than 100 agricultural shows take place across Victoria each year and the number of volunteers is in decline, but a new generation of artisans, farmers and judges is giving shows hope for the future.

A big downpour across much of drought-affected Victoria puts smiles on farmers' faces.