Potentially knowing the victim of whatever tragedy they are called to is all part of the job for emergency service volunteers in small towns. 

Police still do not know what caused the death of Rachael Dixon at a health retreat in Central Victoria last year, but have charged a 53-year-old woman involved in the retreat with drug trafficking.

The body was found shortly after authorities were called to a grassfire in Quambatook.

Teenagers across Australia can get their probationary licence at 16 or 17, but in Victoria, learner permit holders have to wait until they're 18. Some say the law is out of step.

Hikes in insurance premiums due to threats of natural disasters test people amid the cost-of-living crisis, with increases disproportionately affecting those already struggling.

It has been more than 80 days since Telstra and Optus flicked the switch on the 3G mobile network. Hundreds of regional and remote Australians say they can no longer rely on the network and struggle to make calls.

The olive perchlet, a tiny translucent native fish last seen in the wild in Victoria about a century ago, is back from the brink of extinction.

A consumer report has found dynamic power prices such as time-of-use and demand tariffs were largely failing to help consumers or the broader grid.