Labor announces a $1.1 billion Western Highway upgrade, with most of the funding to go towards improving the freeway between Melton and Caroline Springs.

More than half of the state's municipal pools are over 50 years old and reaching their end of life, and councils warn more help is needed to keep them afloat.

Parents at some public schools are paying thousands more in voluntary fees than parents at schools in other areas.

Melburnians are receiving empty toasted sandwiches they never even ordered in a bizarre trend across the city.

Infrastructure Victoria has urged the state government to make sweeping public transport upgrades as part of a 30-year strategy to fill in the city’s missing links.

Infrastructure Victoria wants reduced speed limits in local areas, extensions to tram, train and bus routes and a big investment in social housing over the next 30 years.

CCTV obtained by the Herald Sun captured three masked men — one holding a long machete — walking up the driveway of a home on Fourth St in Black Rock about 5am. Soon after, two of the offenders drove off in the victims’ Mercedes that was parked on the street. A Hyundai was then backed out of the garage and driven away by the third man.

Melbourne commuters are battling peak-hour travel chaos with fifteen metro train lines facing major delays of up to 50 minutes.

Victoria will turn to one of its brightest young stars this week and unveil 18-year-old Oliver Peake in its must-win Sheffield Shield clash against South Australia.

In the Ballarat suburb of Warrenheip, $100 million will be spent on planning upgrades to the highway's intersection with Brewery Tap road.

The home of popular Port Melbourne venue the Bayroute Bar & Grill is expected to be hot property after hitting the market for the first time since the pandemic.