A woman has died after being hit by a large 106-year-old tree that came crashing down onto the footpath at Princes Park in Parkville.
Melbourne's calmer weather is likely to be be short-lived. Rain,hail and absolutely no shine is on the agenda for Saturday.
Sections of Victoria Street,on the northern edge of the Melbourne CBD,have been completely flooded. It is expected to remain closed for most of the day.
Hundreds of residents have been told they may not be able to go home for three days after the heating and electricity stopped due to a water leak in the basement.
Melbourne has received an early morning drenching,with more rain and icy southerlies in store for the afternoon commute
Stormy weather:A severe weather warning has been issued for half the state,including Melbourne.
A factory blaze has sent smoke billowing over Melbourne's north,as firefighters stop the blaze from spreading to a chemical storage facility next door.
A worker who became engulfed in flames during a toxic Melbourne factory fire says he remains in shock and cannot sleep.
Engineers will be at a crushed home in Yarraville this morning to remove a crane that nearly crushed a family sitting inside.
Three people - Anna Pace,her son Fred,17,and nephew Daniel Pantalleresco,19 - were inside a home which was crushed by a crane on Wednesday,but have miraculously escaped uninjured.
One worker is in hospital with serious burns after becoming engulfed by flames when a Campbellfield factory exploded into an enormous toxic blaze.