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Victoria news headlines
This is a collection page for Victoria news. Check this page for breaking headlines from Melbourne plus surrounding regions Loddon Mallee, Grampians Central West, Barwon South West, Goulburn Valley, North East and Gippsland. Drawing upon 9News team of highly experienced journalists and producers, get latest news faster than any other media organisation. Including comprehensive local VIC news coverage today; VIC road accidents, VIC weather forecast, crime, politics, sports news and Victoria updates airport.
Penguin kicked by three men at Melbourne tram stop
CCTV has been released of the moments before three young men allegedly attacked a small penguin in Melbourne last year.
Melbourne
Eight charged after pro-Palestine protest at Melbourne factory
Protestors let off flares and spray-painted the front of the factory with red paint.
Melbourne
Severe thunderstorm causes commuter chaos across Sydney
From storms and floods to heatwaves, wild weather can have a devastating impact wherever in the nation it hits.
Weather
Melbourne company fined $1.3 million after contractor killed by forklift
The distraught family of a 25-year-old contractor killed in a forklift rollover hopes employers will think twice before taking potentially deadly chances.
national
Police lay flowers for Swift 'super fan'
Mieka Pokarier died in a horror crash on the way to the concert in Melbourne while sister Freya was left fighting for her life in hospital.
Taylor Swift
Driver killed, passenger hospitalised after crash in Victoria
A driver has been killed and another is fighting for life after a car lost control in central Victoria overnight.
police
Sole survivor of deadly mushroom lunch speaks
Pastor Ian Wilkinson paid tribute to his late wife in an emotional sermon.
national
Parents of boy, 12, killed walking home from school forgive driver
The parents of a 12-year-old boy who was hit by a car and killed in Melbourne on Friday have forgiven the driver involved in the crash.
Melbourne
Man slashed by masked youth gang armed with machetes in Melbourne
A young man was ambushed outside a busy shopping centre in Melbourne's outer west by a group armed with machetes.
Melbourne
Mother-of-five dead amid suspected murder-suicide in Victoria
A mother-of-five is dead and the homicide squad helping investigate a suspected murder-suicide near Ballarat in Victoria.
Melbourne
Measles case prompts health alert in South Australia and Victoria
SA Health is urging anyone who isn't fully immunised against measles to be alert for symptoms.
South Australia
Three people die in three separate Victorian crashes
A 12-year-old boy from Noble Park died in hospital after a car collided with him in mulgrave.
Melbourne
Taylor Swift performs to biggest crowd of her career at the MCG
The star has kicked off the Aussie leg of her Eras tour in front of 96,000 of the luckiest Swifties.
Australia
Man charged with murder after death in Victoria last month
The 42-year-old man was found in an apartment block on Drummond Street in Carlton, Victoria, with life-threatening injuries on January 17.
police
Victorian town devastated by wild storm call for help
About 16 homes have been damaged and more than 25,000 homes and businesses remain without power since the storm, which killed one farmer on Tuesday afternoon.
Melbourne
$1m reward over Melbourne mum's violent 1978 death
Mary Anne Fagan's body was discovered by her children when they returned home from school.
crime
Victorian bushfires claim 44 properties as official count rises
As much as half of one town in the Grampians has been burnt to the ground, including the only school.
bushfires
Residents return to bushfire-ravaged town finding half of it destroyed
Multiple fires are continuing to burn out-of-control in Victoria following a day of catastrophic fire conditions.
national
Victorians left homeless while tens of thousands remain without power
Families in the state have been forced to seek shelter elsewhere due to storm damage.
Melbourne
Psychic 'held the beauty' as man died at spiritual retreat
The reader explained why she was the only person who remained seated when the man died after consuming psychedelics and a frog-based poison.
courts
Two men charged after tobacco store allegedly threatened with firebomb attack
A convenience store in Melbourne's outer north has allegedly received firebombing threats as the state's tobacco war rages on.
national
Melbourne mother has million dollar victory after 30 years
The woman has been regularly buying lotto tickets for 30 years.
national
Two tobacco stores damaged after 'suspicious' fire and ram raid
Detectives will investigate whether the two incidents are linked to a string of recent arson attacks.
national
Motorcyclist sent flying after crashing into rideshare driver
Police believe the rider was travelling with two other riders at the time, who left the scene before police arrived.
Melbourne
Taylor Swift lands in Melbourne
The 34-year-old superstar's arrival comes just days after she watched her NFL player boyfriend win the Super Bowl in Las Vegas.
Taylor Swift
Supreme Court judge resigns over prosecutor complaint
It comes after a complaint was made against him by Victoria's top prosecutor.
national
Rock band Pearl Jam announces first Australian shows in a decade
Aussie stadiums are set to come alive when US Rock Band Pearl Jam brings their tour down under for the first time in a decade.
national
Man guilty of foreign influence asks to be spared jail
He was the first person to be charged under federal laws created in 2018.
China
Victorian mum's disappearance 'suspicious', 'unusual', top cop says
Victoria's chief commissioner Shane Patton has today said the disappearance of missing Victorian mother Samantha Murphy is suspicious.
national
Victorian man to be sentenced a third time over child sex assault
Rohan and two co-offenders were accused of picking up two girls, aged 11 and 12, supplying them with drugs and alcohol, and then sexually assaulting them.
national
More police officers and PSOs to be armed with Tasers in Victoria
More than 10,000 police and protective service officers will soon be equipped with Tasers to help them deal with "high-risk and volatile situations" in Victoria.
Melbourne
What AFP dogs found in Erin Patterson's home revealed
The detection dogs discovered items which were not found during initial searches undertaken by officers.
Melbourne
CCTV released after 'concerning' attack on Melbourne runner
Police have released footage of a man they would like to speak to in connection with a sexual assault.
Melbourne
Weather map reveals shocking Victoria storm statistic
Electricity towers have physically collapsed, leaving almost 300,000 Victorian homes and businesses without electricity.
national
Five firefighters injured battling out of control blazes in Victoria's west
Hundreds of firefighters are on the ground as crews battle out-of-control blazes in extreme conditions.
national
Man charged after incident on bridge in Melbourne's CBD
A man has been charged after an incident on the Princes Street Bridge in Melbourne's CBD on Friday night.
Melbourne
New technology treating stubborn acne without pills in Australian first
The device induces long-term improvement without any drugs and has been approved for use.
health
Nurse found not guilty of hospital bed bath rape
A nurse who was accused of raping a patient during a bed bath, while he was recovering from surgery in a private hospital, has been found not guilty on all charges.
Melbourne
French man who climbed Melbourne skyscraper claims it wasn't for fame
Anthony Andolfo, 30, has today been sentenced to seven days in jail over last week's stunt.
national
Police hunt man after petrol and retail thefts in Melbourne
Detectives believe the man is allegedly linked to several crimes across the city.
Melbourne
Disqualified driver charged over Melbourne alleged hit-run death
A disqualified driver has been charged after allegedly hitting a pedestrian, dumping the car and fleeing the scene.
Hit runs
Plane forced to make emergency landing in Melbourne
Passengers saw and smelled smoke in the cabin and coming from the cockpit, and were left frustrated by handling of the incident on the ground.
aviation
Anthrax outbreak kills cattle on Victorian property
In rare cases, the disease can affect humans.
national
Future of major waterski event called into question after death of competitor
Luke Wentworth was competing when he crashed into a tree about an hour into the race.
national
Driver escapes serious injury after huge tree falls on his car
The mammoth pine tree fell down near a major intersection.
national
Opportunistic thief steals entire tray of doughnuts from Melbourne shop
An opportunistic thief has nabbed an entire tray of donuts from a Melbourne shop.
national
Aussie craft beer company goes into voluntary administration
The brewing company announced it has appointed an administrator "to help facilitate a financial restructuring of the business".
national
'Still hope': Search for Victorian mum Samantha Murphy enters eighth day
Groups of volunteers in Victoria are continuing to search for missing woman Samantha Murphy.
national
Millions set to sizzle as 'extreme temperatures' loom
Millions of Australians have been told to prepare for extreme weather with much of the country under heatwave warnings today.
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