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An increasing number of women are signing up to local run clubs, even tackling their first marathon. But safety fears once the sun sets are hampering their training efforts.

Authorities have ended a search for a Chinese national who was swept into the ocean near a popular Victorian tourist town on Good Friday.

Residents near one of the Coalition's proposed nuclear plants are divided by the need for work, and the environment.

Young Australians face a high mental health burden, but a program in regional Victoria is equipping teens with the skills to save lives in a crisis.

Victoria's desalination plant is set to be switched on for the first time in years. During its period of prolonged dormancy, the government has been paying billions in repayments for the plant.   

After once worshipping in a house, a growing Muslim community celebrates opening the first mosque in its shire where "anyone who wants to come" is welcome.

Phillip Island residents fear their homes will be inundated by seawater as erosion wears away the distance between the beach and their beds.

A 10-week program helps adult migrants learn to swim and enjoy the water on the outskirts of Melbourne, after a spate of drownings on the nearby Bass Coast. 

Fold-out tables in the open air become a surgery for volunteer vets who travel to remote Northern Territory communities to provide free life-saving services to pets.

Young West Australian Connor McKinney has shot the first 59 in Australia in nearly 20 years, tearing up the Warragul Country Club to storm into contention in the second round of the Challenger Tour's Gippsland Super 6.

Victoria's chief health officer warns there is a high risk of epidemic thunderstorm asthma in the North Central and West and South Gippsland forecast districts.

After taking up the hobby during the coronavirus lockdowns, a Victorian doctor has taken her place among competitive puzzling's world elite with a strong showing at the World Championships in Spain.

A program in Melbourne's south east that supports teenage mothers to reach their education and employment goals is having transformative results, but funding is set to run out.

A Victorian foster care program is drawing on the experience of a pair of veteran carers by having them serve as mentors to a collection of foster families in Victoria.

A woman has died on the Victoria-New South Wales border and downed trees have cut power to tens of thousands of Victorian properties after wild winds swept the state on Monday.

Energy Australia will source green hydrogen from Victoria for the fuel cells, which allow communities to stay connected for 72 hours even when the power is out.

Traralgon residents fear the Coalition's proposal to build a nuclear plant nearby will drive down property prices, but some also see it as a chance for an economic boost when the coal power station closes.

In the loft above a church in Warragul, east of Melbourne, is a room that makes a magical sound, but the caretakers of this 100-year-old Wurlitzer pipe organ worry its spell may be lost in history as young people show little interest.

An ageing generation of single women who have raised children, and are often well-educated with careers and middle-class backgrounds, are becoming permanent residents of caravan parks amid the housing crisis.

The Victorian government's budget released today attempts modest cost savings, but the main message appears to be: don't panic.