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Public drunkenness is no longer a crime in Victoria. Why did this change on Melbourne Cup Day and how will it work?

Unlike other states, Victoria is not replacing the offence with new powers for police, instead it is rolling out a ‘health-based response’

The Guardian - AU

Daylesford pub crash: Victorian community reels over deaths of two children and three adults

Police say a nine-year-old girl and an 11-year-old boy, along with two of their parents, are among the five killed

The Guardian - AU

Spectacular aurora australis turns night sky hot pink from Tasmania to Western Australia

People around Australia were lucky to catch the southern lights in their maximum stage on Monday night

The Guardian - AU

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Opener Harris makes steady start in Vics' Shield game

Victoria have made a steady start in reply to Tasmania's 452, moving to stumps on day two at 1-142 in their Sheffield Shield match at the Junction Oval.

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Daylesford pub crash: five killed and two families devastated after car ploughs into beer garden in Victoria

Police say the driver involved in the accident at the Royal Daylesford hotel on Vincent Street was breath tested and no alcohol was detected

The Guardian - AU

'Big reforms': Vic braces for drunkenness law change

Hours before public drunkenness is decriminalised in Victoria, the state government has revealed operational details on how health workers will manage cases.

AAP

'Absolute tragedy': five dead in beer garden car crash

Hundreds of mourning community members have attended a vigil for five people killed after a car crashed into the beer garden of a regional Victorian pub.

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Amateur Campbell makes history with Queensland PGA win

Victorian Phoenix Campbell is the first amateur to win the Queensland PGA championship since the event started in 1926.

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Three dead, multiple injuries after fatal crash at pub

A car has crashed into the beer garden of a pub in Victoria, killing three people and injuring a number of others.

AAP

Five killed as car ploughs into beer garden in Victoria

The accident, which left two children dead, happened just after 6pm on Vincent Street

The Guardian - AU

Wakim century puts Tasmania on top of Victoria

An unbeaten 148 from Tasmanian No.3 Charlie Wakim set up a total of 4-282 at stumps on day one of the Sheffield Shield clash with Victoria.

AAP

A man is dead after a gyrocopter crash in Victoria

A gyrocopter has crashed at a private property at Goulburn Weir, near Nagamble in Victoria, killing the pilot and injuring a passenger.

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Police seek public help over fiery fatal car crash

A driver is dead after their car hit a tree in Victoria's northwest, with police urging anyone with information to come forward.

AAP

Accused triple murderer faces long wait in custody

Erin Patterson, 49, has been charged with murdering three people in a regional Victorian town and attempting to kill two others.

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The Guardian - AU

Suspected mushroom poisoning: months of intrigue culminates in Australian court hearing over fatal lunch

Erin Patterson and her beef wellington have captured worldwide attention. On Friday, she appeared in a rural Victorian court room accused of a triple murder

The Independent UK

Erin Patterson: Everything we know about alleged mushroom poisoning deaths

Mother of two is charged with murder and attempted murder in connection with deaths linked to lunch served at her home

The Conversation

Can we eat our way through an exploding sea urchin problem?

Longspined sea urchins are native to temperate waters around New South Wales. But as oceans heat up, their range has expanded more than 650km, through eastern Victoria and south to Tasmania. Their numbers are exploding in the process, clear-felling kelp forests and leaving “urchin barrens” behind.

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Suspected mushroom poisoning: Erin Patterson fronts court in Victoria on murder charges

Patterson, 49, was charged with three counts of murder and five counts of attempted murder after family lunch in rural Australian town of Leongatha

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Multiple alleged bids to kill ex before mushroom meal

A woman will remain behind bars after facing court charged with three counts of murder and five of attempted murder over an alleged poisoned mushroom meal.

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Detectives probe death of boy found on freeway

Detectives want to speak to a truck driver as part of their probe into the death of a 17-year-old boy found on a major freeway in regional Victoria.

WEKU

Australian police charge a woman with 3 murders in alleged mushroom poisoning

For months, a real murder case has been playing out in a small Australian town, where three people died after eating a family meal that was suspected to contain death cap mushrooms.

The Guardian - AU

Victorian pokie venues spent $184m of profits on themselves last year for ‘community benefit’

Loophole offers tax cut to clubs that reinvest gambling revenue into community initiatives, which can include renovations and operating costs

The Independent UK

Woman charged in latest twist in Australia poison mushroom case

In addition to murder charges linked to a beef wellington she served up in July, Erin Patterson has been charged with three counts of attempted murder for separate incidents dating back to 2021

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$200,000 Of A Product Was Seized In A Victorian Police Meth Lab Raid, But It Wasn’t Meth

Victorian Police have conducted a drug raid of a house in Botanic Ridge where they seized $200,000 worth of Lego.

AAP

Changes to empty homes tax hit roadblock in parliament

A vote on Victorian legislation to expand taxes on vacant homes and undeveloped land has been delayed, with the opposition and Greens against the changes.

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