Kate Robinson left her laptop on charge in her bedroom while running errands. An hour later, she returned to find her house and yoga studio engulfed in flames.

The opening of the new $5.6 million Country Fire Authority fire station in Bendigo has been delayed since February because the station failed a water pressure compliance test.

Police ask for a fresh coronial inquest into the 1975 disappearance of 12-year-old Terry Floyd as new evidence reignites hopes for justice for the central Victorian boy and his family.

A man is in a critical condition following an industrial accident at an abattoir in northern Victoria.

Residents have been left stunned after the Bendigo council ripped out their local playground without telling them, leaving the site completely bare.

A community in Victoria's north-west has rallied to raise $2.6 million to help fund a new medical imaging machine for its local hospital.

Mental health experts warn of the dangers of spreading misinformation after unverified figures of the number of Victorian farmers who have taken their own lives circulated on social media.