Mixed blessing as principals get power to sack teachers
Principals will gain the power to fire poor-performing teachers under a wide-ranging state government plan for Victorian students to rival the world's best.
However, the...
Glen feeling the pain, ‘but I’m still here and I’ve got my kids’
Glen Galea will never ride a motorcycle again. Even if he wanted to, his battered body won’t allow it.
The Sunshine North resident, who was...
New smart lanes opened on Western Ring Road
The second stage of the M80 Western Ring Road upgrade is complete, with all lanes between the Western Highway in Sunshine West and Sunshine...
MP Geoff Shaw called me taxi scum, says Keilor driver
A Keilor taxi driver at the centre of a scuffle with embattled state MP Geoff Shaw alleges Mr Shaw sparked the confrontation by calling...
Caroline Springs shooting: Man in serious condition
Detectives are appealing for witnesses after a man was shot in the face in Caroline Springs on Monday morning.
Police and paramedics were called to...
Get a free myki wallet and help out a fellow traveller
Travellers Aid Australia is offering free myki wallets to commuters to raise awareness of travellers who have difficulty using public transport.
The brightly coloured wallets...
Nicola Roxon launches scathing critique of ‘bastard’ Kevin Rudd
Former Gellibrand MP and attorney-general Nicola Roxon has launched a scathing critique of the Rudd years, slamming former prime minister Kevin Rudd as a...
Caroline Springs landfill inaction frustrates residents
Residents living near a Caroline Springs landfill believe not enough is being done to stop rubbish escaping the facility.
They say rubbish has ended up...
Angry north-west cabbies crash state forum
Taxi drivers from the north-west have gatecrashed a community forum in Werribee to protest at changes to their industry.
Members of the Victorian Taxi Families...
‘Tis the season for the kitty crew to step up
Unwanted kittens are becoming a problem in Melton, with an animal welfare service being inundated with calls to collect litters.
The Western Suburbs Cat and...
Optimism over Melton sex offences campaign
Experts are confident a new sexual offences and child abuse investigation team in Sunshine will help address a steep increase in sex crimes in...
Shock as three women die in Sunshine North street
Residents in a quiet residential street were shocked by the death of three women on one day.
Police are questioning a 34-year-old man after a...
Maribyrnong MP Bill Shorten elected Labor leader
LATEST: Bill Shorten has been elected Labor leader.
Mr Shorten, 46, of the right faction, is the first Labor leader to be elected under rules...
Have your say on TAFE’s budget cuts
Cuts to TAFE funding are back in the spotlight following the launch on Monday of a ‘Rescue TAFE in the West’ survey.
The Greens are...
Cairnlea residents take hard line on plans
Cairnlea residents, angered by plans for a new industrial business park, have vowed to stop ‘‘a concrete city’’ from being built in the area.
The...