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Aboriginal rights trailblazer Margaret Tucker is among a group of remarkable women being put in the spotlight in a bid to improve gender representation in Victoria's public art.

Police say the driver of the car initially left the scene at Wonthaggi in regional Victoria, but returned and was charged with culpable driving.

A distressed humpback whale tangled in a huge mass of fishing equipment has been freed after a major rescue effort off the Gippsland coast in Victoria. 

Authorities have called for help to find a whale that was seen tangled in ropes and buoys off the Gippsland coast in Victoria.

Kevin Weekes's world shattered when his doctor asked him if his affairs were in order. Five years on, Sibelco has been fined for failing to act on "red flags".

Landowners are facing massive bills and are unable to build after the state government identified potential contamination on hundreds of blocks in a residential development east of Melbourne. 

Homeless since returning to Australia seven months ago, Selena Wilson is a physicist and space scientist who makes a small income writing articles for science magazines. She currently sleeps in a van packed to the brim with her possessions.

Federal Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen officially unveils the first proponents to receive offshore wind farm feasibility licences. 

Patients in regional and rural areas face added barriers accessing treatment and support for heart disease, but their peers can offer valuable advice and solidarity.

Jake feels a behaviour change program focused on fatherhood helped him stop his violent behaviour. But the organisation that delivers Caring Dads says it needs more funding given the high rates of family violence.

When a safe was found hidden in the walls of a local council office in south-east Victoria some years ago, a safecracker was hired in the hope of uncovering the long-lost treasure.

As rising sea levels lead to more fish in the ocean around Phillip Island, off Australia's southern coast, polyamorous little penguins are using the extra energy to breed.

Paradee Titulaer didn't know what Christmas was until she moved to Australia aged 11. She now runs a year-round Christmas shop.

The children at Wonthaggi Primary School have been learning about First Nations cultural traditions in a variety of ways.

The granddaughter of a man who was part of the Stolen Generations says having First Nations culture taught at her primary school helps her understand things her grandfather didn't talk about.

Prosecutors say it will take months to analyse computer equipment seized from the home of a woman charged with murder over a mushroom meal linked to three deaths in Victoria's east.

After her friend was murdered by her estranged ex-husband, Bass Coast woman Lija Matthews began rallying support for others in desperate need of a safe space. 

Russell Broadbent says he changed his mind about how he would vote after being contacted by First Nations people in his Victorian electorate.

A thriving garden has helped Jane Bari and her husband Jonathan go from having just $100 to their names to a life free of debt. The ancestral skills they’re using could help other older Australians out of poverty.

Home owners are struggling with increasing repayments amid reports that regional house prices have stagnated, despite interest rates staying on hold on Tuesday.