Hundreds of reptiles were evacuated from a warehouse in Melbourne’s east after a fire broke out. Wildlife Victoria has called it a “devastating incident” that has resulted in substantial loss of life.
Passers-by used a ladder to help pull frightened children out of the school bus after it ran off the road near Kilmore.
The popular hot air balloon industry has been rocked by tragedy after a man fell to his death in Melbourne’s northern suburbs.
Forecast extreme heat,high winds and dry lightning mean Wednesday will be “a very dangerous and difficult day across Victoria”,Premier Jacinta Allan said.
Victoria Police said protective services officers were responding to an unrelated alleged assault that left four people in hospital.
Distraught relatives and friends of the deceased gathered in the car park near the scene of the tragedy on Wednesday evening.
Evacuation orders have been issued for parts of Rochester,Seymour and Yea as fast-rising water threatens to inundate homes after rainfall records were broken across central Victoria on Monday.
The greatest loss of life on Victoria’s roads in 15 years has prompted a government commitment to review speed limits on country roads,and calls for stronger police enforcement to correct dangerous driving habits.
A man died in Caringal near Rawson after a tree branch fell on him just after 9am,while weather stopped play for almost three hours at the MCG.
Firefighters have extinguished a fire that broke out in an air conditioning unit at one of Australia’s most prestigious tennis venues.
He’s worked in war zones,nearly died climbing mountains and escaped a charging rhino. In a rare interview,Brett Sutton speaks about his wild-haired youth and life on the front line of medicine.