School evacuated after digger ruptures Bacchus Marsh gas main

School evacuated after digger ruptures Bacchus Marsh gas main

Authorities have evacuated a primary school and a council building after a digger ruptured a gas main in the town north-west of Melbourne.

  • byCarla Jaeger

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Firefighters battle huge blaze at Springvale South Buddhist temple
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Firefighters battle huge blaze at Springvale South Buddhist temple

Firefighters battled a blaze that broke out on Sunday night at a Buddhist temple in Springvale South.

  • byRoy Ward
‘They’re very lucky’:Eight people rescued from lake but their boat remains under water

‘They’re very lucky’:Eight people rescued from lake but their boat remains under water

Eight people were rescued from an island and a dead tree on Lake Eildon after their boat capsized and sank on Thursday night.

  • byCaroline Schelle
Epping fire destroys shops,leads to smoke warning

Epping fire destroys shops,leads to smoke warning

More than 80 firefighters are battling a blaze at an automotive shop in Melbourne’s north,with plumes of smoke prompting a warning for the neighbouring community.

  • byCaroline Schelle
‘Walloped’:A dozen rescued after heavy storm drenches Geelong,parts of Melbourne

‘Walloped’:A dozen rescued after heavy storm drenches Geelong,parts of Melbourne

There’s been widespread flooding in Geelong and thousands of properties in the area are without power after a severe thunderstorm lashed parts of Victoria

  • byCaroline Schelle
‘The noise was horrendous’:Student pilot crashes helicopter into Mentone home

‘The noise was horrendous’:Student pilot crashes helicopter into Mentone home

The student pilot,the only person in the chopper,was rescued with the help of a crane and taken to The Alfred hospital. The homeowner was out shopping when the accident occurred.

  • byMarta Pascual Juanola,Caroline Schelle andDavid Estcourt
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Flooded then burgled:Looter pilfers Maribyrnong family’s ‘last belongings’

Flooded then burgled:Looter pilfers Maribyrnong family’s ‘last belongings’

A Maribyrnong resident estimates a thief took about $15,000 worth of items from his flood-ravaged home on Monday morning,and police are investigating,while another local said his damaged home had also been burgled.

  • bySophie Aubrey
‘Hard to say ... when it will finally end’:Further flood threats loom

‘Hard to say ... when it will finally end’:Further flood threats loom

More than 500 roads have closed since Victoria’s floods started,and a number of roads are badly damaged and in need of urgent repair.

  • byJosh Gordon,Ashleigh McMillan,Miki Perkins,Bianca Hall andSophie Aubrey
Woman hit by Melbourne show rollercoaster while retrieving phone

Woman hit by Melbourne show rollercoaster while retrieving phone

A woman has been critically injured after an incident on a ride at the Melbourne Royal Show on Sunday.

  • byAisha Dow
Threat of hazardous fumes from Tullamarine truck crash ‘eliminated’

Threat of hazardous fumes from Tullamarine truck crash ‘eliminated’

People in several suburbs in Melbourne’s north had earlier been told to stay indoors after a truck carrying pesticide crashed on the Western Ring Road.

  • byJackson Graham andAshleigh McMillan
Worker dead after being crushed at level crossing project near Shepparton

Worker dead after being crushed at level crossing project near Shepparton

A man has died after being crushed by a truck at a rail project site in northern Victoria,with WorkSafe investigating the incident.

  • byJackson Graham